On the second day of the Gordon Invitational, Gordon College Volleyball first played the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels where the Fighting Scots fell 3-0 after battling through a 30-point first set before being edged out in the nightcap against the Lasell University (LU) Pride, 3-0.

Game One

• The Scots earned their first lead of the day after a powerful kill from senior Valerie Nilan which was followed up by an ace from Kaitlin Mercado (3-2). However, not long after, the Petrels began to pull ahead until Annie Murphy smoked a pair of kills to knot it up 15-all. The squads went point for point en route to the match-point with Oglethorpe having the advantage (25-24) but a Gordon timeout brought the score back in the Scots' favor (26-25) before the Petrels battled back to secure the gritty first set win, 30-28. 
• Murphy got the Fighting Scots going once again in the second set, grabbing a two-point lead (5-3) before Oglethorpe went ahead 7-6 and never looked back, taking the next set 25-16. 
• Gordon came out hot in the third, earning three straight points before the Petrels could get on the board. After an Oglethorpe surge, the Scots battled for control as Nilan smashed down a trio of kills to regain the edge (7-6). However, Oglethorpe went on a 10-point run broken up by one Scot point (21-10). Despite the Fighting Scots' best efforts, the Petrels sealed the shutout win with a 25-13 final set victory. 

Game Two

• After jumping to a quick 4-1 lead, the Scots held command until Lasell was able to tie it up at 10. The Pride went on to book eight straight points before a mix of kills from Murphy and Emily Schneider shut down their spree to close the gap 19-14. But the Scots were unable to keep their momentum, dropping the first set, 25-15. 
• In the second set, Lasell stayed in control until the Fighting Scots capitalized on their opponent's miscues on top of a Maggie Rejmer kill to come within one (17-18) before LU broke the pattern with a seven-point run to go on top 2-0 (25-17). 
• The Fighting Scots fought hard for a fourth set, keeping the score within two before grabbing the lead at 13-12. However shortly after, the Pride regained their edge, 19-14 until Jordan Shaduk brought the score to 19-20 with back to back kills before Nilan gave the Scots the go-ahead point with a stealthy ace (21-20). Lasell's McKenna McCool brought her squad to match-point (24-22) but the Scots didn't go down without a fight, recording two straight points to tie it up at 24 thanks to a towering kill from Joey Keltner. However, it wasn't enough as the Pride pushed on to take the final frame 26-24 and lock in the overall 3-0 win. 

Beyond The Box Score

• The Fighting Scots hit the road on Wednesday, September 7 when they travel to Henniker, New Hampshire to face the New England College Pilgrims at 6 p.m.