MADISON, N.J. – Junior
Lindsey Millis posted a double-double of 16 kills and 10 digs while classmate
Corletta Harrison threw down six blocks but the Drew University lost a 3-1 decision to Catholic University in a Landmark Conference tilt Friday evening in Baldwin Gym.
Drew erased a seven-point deficit to win the second set, but the Cardinals (9-16, 4-4 LC) captured the match by scores of 25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-18.
Millis committed just five errors on 32 swings for a season-high .344 hitting percentage while posting her double-double was her sixth of the season.
Harrison tied her second-highest block total of the season, and she also contributed nine kills while hitting .438.
Senior
Victoria Latino contributed her fourth double-double of the season for Drew (8-14, 2-4 LC) with 10 kills and 14 digs while senior
Alyssa Rachwal handed out 24 assists. Freshman
Hailey Kenefick distributed 17 assists, and junior
Aidyn Stone scooped 14 digs. Sophomore
Maddy Baker pitched in with three blocks.
In the opening set, the Rangers trailed by as many as four in the early going before coming back to take a 13-12 lead. Drew was on top 20-19 later in the set following back-to-back kills from Millis, and the Rangers were up 21-20 after a Catholic service error. However, the Cardinals ended the set on a 5-0 run.
Catholic raced out to a 14-7 lead in the second set, and the Cardinals led 17-11 before the Rangers battled back to pull to within a point at 17-16. Millis helped fuel a 4-0 Drew run with three kills.
The Cardinals led 19-16 before the Rangers embarked on a key 5-0 to assume a two-point lead. Catholic tied it on two occasions, the last coming at 22-22, before Drew ended the set on a 3-0 surge, getting a pair of kills from Latino before a Cardinal attack error ended it.
Catholic jumped to an early lead in each of the last two sets, starting on a 7-2 spurt in the third before outscoring the Rangers 10-5 to start the fourth. The Cardinals never trailed after either point.
Drew is back in Baldwin Gym on Saturday for the fifth of its six tri-meets for the season. The Rangers take on Goucher College in a Landmark Conference match starting at noon before closing out the day with a non-conference tilt versus Alvernia University at 4 p.m.
