• Final Score: Carroll Lynx 1 – Montgomery Raptors 3    (25-23, 19-25, 25-13, 25-14)
• Records: Carroll 6-4  |  Montgomery 14-2
• Location: Hampstead, MD – Coppermine Pantherplex
• The Short Story: The Carroll Lynx played a strong match early on, but were unable to keep up with the first place Montgomery Raptors, losing in four sets.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Raptors jumped out to an early lead in the first set before a big run by the Lynx evened the score. The two teams went back and forth for the rest of the first set, but Montgomery was able to squeak it out.
• The Lynx took control of the second set as an effective blocking game forced errors from the Raptors and allowed Carroll to tie up the match.
• From there the Raptors found their rhythm and played more confidently to win the next two sets and take the match.

GAME NOTES

• The Lynx played an effective match with just 18 hitting errors compared to 31 from Montgomery.
• Badorf led the squad with 18 kills and 17 digs on the match along with two blocks and two aces.
• Miriam Zuazo had another strong match with four kills while Emily McElwaine also had four kills with four blocks.
• The Lynx celebrated sophomore night as the five sophomores who helped start the program last year will go down as the first graduating class for the volleyball program including Badorf, Abigail Morley, Grace Bowman, Sophia DiMaggio, and Lauran Guariglia.

UP NEXT

• The Lynx will look have another tough test at home as they take on the Montgomery University Mustangs on Thursday, October 3 at 7 PM.
• The Mustangs are 14-4 on the season having already defeated Maryland teams such as Montgomery and College of Southern Maryland but losing to Harford in five sets.