Box Score

BALTIMORE, MD -

The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins 1, Randolph-Macon 3 (25-21, 21-25, 19-25, 25-27)
• Records: JHU (10-4, 5-0 CC), RMC (14-4, 6-0 ODAC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD · Goldfarb Gymnasium
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins volleyball team dropped a 3-1 match to Randolph-Macon Friday in Goldfarb Gym. Elizabeth Wuerstle led the team with 17 kills, while Kristi Rhead took over setting duties and recorded 43 assists.

How it Happened
• The first set the tone for the entire match - an even, challenging fight. The Blue Jays ultimately earned a 25-21 win in the opening set, scoring five of the final six points. Elizabeth Wuerstle and Erica Johnston came out strong in the match, each notching a service ace and tallying six and five kills, respectively. JHU held off a late run by Randolph-Macon, who tied the score five times, but never took the lead.
• The second set featured 14 ties, but this time the Yellow Jackets closed out the set on a 6-2 run to even the match 1-1. Johnston recorded five kills for the second set in a row, while Wuerstle and Sasha Gorelik added in three kills apiece. Kristi Rhead assisted all 13 Blue Jay kills in the set and added a solo block.
• Hopkins struggled in the third set, posting a 0.083 hitting percentage. Once again, Rhead distributed the ball offensively, assisting all 10 kills in the set. Randolph-Macon paced the set, going on a six-point run to gain a 15-10 lead in the middle of the set to pull away from the Blue Jays.
• The Blue Jays rallied on triple match point, with Gorelik earning the kill to tie the score 24-24 and force extra points. On the ensuing point, Gorelik and Louisa Kishton made the block to take the 25-24 lead, but RMC scored three in a row to win the set and match. Wuerstle led the Blue Jays in the final set with seven kills and a 0.462 hitting percentage, while five other JHU players tallied at least two kills. Esther Hong stepped up defensively with five digs in the final set.

Inside the Box Score
• Johns Hopkins improves to 10-4 in the first set on the season and falls to 3-2 in four-set matches on the season.
• Kristi Rhead dished out 43 assists in the match, a season high for the junior and the most by a single setter in a four-set match this season.

What it Means
• With the loss, the Blue Jays are 3-3 all-time against the Yellow Jackets, with Randolph-Macon coming out on top in the two most recent meetings..
• This match concludes JHU's six-match win streak, the longest win streak since Hopkins finished the 2014 with an 8-1 run.

Up Next
• The Blue Jays will travel to Ursinus Saturday, Oct. 8 to take on the Bears at 12 p.m. before facing on Manhattanville at 2 p.m.