Box Score Oct. 3, 2009
Box Score
HAVERFORD, PA - The 22nd-ranked Haverford volleyball team got double-doubles from seniors Rebecca and Rachel Salvo en route to a sweep of visiting Johns Hopkins, 3-0, Saturday afternoon. A short time later, 23rd-ranked Eastern added a sweep of its own against the Blue Jays. With the losses, Johns Hopkins slips to 11-7 overall, while the loss to the Fords dropped the Blue Jays to 0-2 in the Centennial.
With the first game tied at 10-10, Haverford went on a 11-3 run to take a 21-13 lead. Rebecca Salvo had a pair of service aces and Rachel Salvo had three kills to help fuel the run. A Rebecca Salvo kill would close out the game for the Fords. The second game was eerily similar, as the teams were knotted at 10-10 before the Fords went on a 7-2 run to push out to a 17-12 lead. Hopkins fought back on four straight serves from senior Rhea Alexander (Roseville, CA/Roseville) to cut it to 17-15. Haverford responded with a 5-0 run, to extend its lead back to 22-15. The Blue Jays stayed in the game with a 6-0 run to make it a 24-22 game. But a Blue Jay error would give the Fords a 25-22 win to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Haverford jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the third game and did not look back in a 25-12 win.
Freshman Becky Paynter (Columbia, MD/River Hill) led the Blue Jays with her sixth double-double of the season, finishing with 22 assists and 14 digs. Katie Buckheit (Fairfax, VA/Paul VI Catholic) had nine digs for Hopkins. Rebecca Salvo finished with 10 digs and 14 kills for the Fords, while her sister Rachel had 11 digs and 12 kills. Kate Comey finished with a match-high 39 assists and Kelsey Cantwell (12) and Franny Glick (15) also had double-digit digs for the Fords.
In the second match against Eastern, the Blue Jays couldn't control the Eagles' hitting game and fell 25-20, 25-23 and 25-16.
Courtney Reinhold collected 14 kills against just two erorrs and the Eagles hit .322 as a team to cruise to the victory. Reinhold added 10 digs and Maria Horning chipped in with 38 assists and 12 digs.
Johns Hopkins was led by Brittany Zimmer and Carolyn Mickelson, who combined for 13 kills. The Blue Jays got a team-high 14 digs from Alexander and 12 assists from Paynter, but they hit just .060 for the match and dropped their third straight after opening the season with 11 wins in their first 15 matches.
