MATCH 1

• Final Score: Carroll Lynx 3 – Cecil Seahawks 1    (25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 25-22)
• Records: Carroll 3-0  |  Cecil 0-5
• Location: North East, MD - Cecil College
• The Short Story: The Carroll Lynx continued their great start to the season with a 3-1 win over the tri-match hosts at Cecil College.               

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The back and forth set one saw neither team pull away in a tightly contested set, with the Lynx winning the final three points to close out the win highlighted by an Abigail Morley ace and a Lauren Guariglia slam to win the opening set.
• The Lynx used a five-point run early in the second set to jump out to a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the set with Emily McElwaine standing out, finishing the set with an ace.
• After losing a close third set, the Lynx fought back in the fourth set as Grace Bowman dunked it home to take the set and match for Carroll.

GAME NOTES

• Badorf led the squad with 13 kills and 17 digs on the match along with four aces.
• Miriam Zuazo stepped up her game to get seven kills, four digs and a block as she continues to increase her influence on the court. 
• Micaela Adami earned a double-double with 16 assists and 10 digs while Abigail Morley adding 12 assists and three aces.

MATCH 2

• Final Score: Carroll Lynx 3 – Westmoreland Wolfpack    (25-16, 27-25, 25-13)
• Records: Carroll 4-0  |  Westmoreland 2-3
• Location:  North East, MD - Cecil College
• The Short Story: The Carroll Lynx made it a 4-0 start to their season with a straight set sweep over Westmoreland County.                       

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Lynx got out to a rough start, losing the first five points of the match before a 9-2 run shot the Lynx ahead ultimately winning the set comfortably.
• Westmoreland jumped out to another good start in set two with the first four points as the Lynx had to claw back once again. The set went down to the wire as the Wolfpack led 24-25, but kills by Badorf and Bowman and a block by Guariglia surged the Lynx to a set two victory.
• The final set of the day was dominated by the Lynx from start to finish as they cruised to a 25-13 set win and the match.

GAME NOTES

• Badorf hit for 12 kills and picked up eight digs while also adding three aces.
• McElwaine slammed six kills while Kat Krochunis added four.
• Morley led the team with 14 assists while Adami added seven and Lia Russell earned five more.

UP NEXT

• The Lynx will take their 4-0 record to Penn State York for a match on Monday, September 9 at 7 PM.
• Penn State York is currently 1-3 on the year with losses to NJCAA schools Montgomery and Richard Bland.