MADISON, N.J. – Senior
Marissa Guajardo broke the Drew University women's volleyball record for career blocks in a 3-0 non-conference loss to Stockton University Thursday evening in Baldwin Gym.
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With a block assist in the second set, Guajardo pushed her career total to 146 – one more than Melina Christodoulou C'24 accumulated from 2021-22.
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The Ospreys won the match by scores of 25-22, 25-12, 25-18.
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Sophomore
Lindsey Millis paced the Rangers with eight kills, five digs, and a pair of service aces while freshman
Cristina Coombs distributed 10 assists. Junior
Alyssa Rachwal added eight assists.
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The Rangers trailed 13-9 in the opening set but reeled off a 9-0 run – with freshman
Coco Otto serving on the final eight points – to go up 18-13. A kill from senior
Inaya Stanford put Drew up 19-14, but that's when Stockton used a 9-0 run of its own to go up 23-19. The Rangers responded with a 3-0 spurt before the Ospreys scored the final two points to clinch the set.
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Stockton never trailed in the second set after scoring the first five points. In the final set, Drew opened on a 9-6, which included two kills and an ace from Millis, but the Ospreys answered with a 5-0 run and never trailed again. The Rangers trailed just 19-16 after Millis' final kill before Stockton closed on a 6-2 run.
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Drew continues its season on Tuesday, when it visits the University of Scranton in a Landmark Conference affair starting at 7 p.m.
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