After winning last night in Day One of the Hall of Fame Tournament, Gordon College Volleyball was dealt a tough schedule today as they faced the Bates College Bobcats and the Clark University Cougars. The Fighting Scots dropped both contests, 1-3.
Gordon vs. Bates
- Bates took a quick 5-1 lead before the Fighting Scots countered with a run of their own to go up, 6-5. Both sides traded points keeping it close but the Scots were able to put it away as Amanda Snyder got the final point in a 25-21 win.
- The Bobcats took control in the next two frames as they won the second set, 25-12 before taking a 25-15 win in the third stanza to take a 2-1 lead.
- Before the 13-13 point in the fourth frame, Bates and Gordon tied six times. However, Bates soon grabbed a four-point lead and didn't let up as they closed out the match with a 25-19 win to take the overall 3-1 victory.
Gordon vs. Clark
- A Marla Batson kill gave the blue and white the 17-8 lead in the first set and the Scots never looked back as they went up 1-0 after the 25-11 win.
- In the second set, the Scots held the 12-11 edge, but the Cougars went on an 8-0 run to take a 19-12 lead en route to a 25-16 victory, tying it up at 1-1.
- The third frame was tight as it saw three tie scores before Clark pulled away 23-19 before taking the set, 25-21.
- Clark took the 3-1 victory after winning the fourth set by a score of 25-16.
The Fighting Scots are back in action on Tuesday, October 22 as they host Western New England at 7 p.m.
