Roanoke Defeats Shenandoah to Move on to Semifinals

The Basics
Score:
 Roanoke 3, Shenandoah 1
Records: Roanoke 22-5, Shenandoah 18-10 (25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 25-16)
Location: Salem, Va. / C. Homer Bast Center

The Lead: The Roanoke College Volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the 2015 ODAC Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Shenandoah Wednesday night.

How it Happened:

  • Allison White and Kylah Blackmore each had 10 kills for RC and Sydney Danieladded nine.
  • Jessica Block had 38 assists to go along with 14 digs and a pair of aces.
  • Christen Zammit and Alexandra Martin had 16 and 15 digs, respectively in the win.
  • The win gave RC its 22nd victory of the season which is the most for the program since it won 24 games in 2008.
  • The Maroons advance to play top-seeded Randolph-Macon in Ashland on Saturday at a time to be determined.

Up Next:
The Maroons head to Randolph-Macon College where they meet the top-seeded Yellow Jackets in the first ODAC semifinal.  That match is schedule for 10:00 a.m. in Crenshaw Gymnasium.  R-MC will serve as the host for the ODAC's volleyball final four, with the second semifinal taking place at 12:30 p.m.  The two semifinal winners will square off for the ODAC title at 5:00 p.m.  All three matches are slated to be webcast by R-MC and the ODAC.