Gophers Extinguish Blazers, Improve to 11-9

Smith Contributes 14 Kills, 23 Digs to 25-9, 25-16, 25-22 Win

TOWSON, Md. — A 14-kill, 23-dig performance by Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long Beach Polytechnic) propelled Goucher to a 3-0 triumph over Hood tonight in the Sports & Recreation Center.

Set scores were 25-9, 25-16, 25-22.

Smith, the Landmark Conference leader in kills at 3.94 kills per set, finished the match with a .257 attack percentage.

Carolyn Crissey (Philadelphia, Pa./Creative & Performing Arts), Catie Ditmore (Santa Barbara, Calif./Laguna Blanca) and Ashley Fan (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) supplied the Gophers (11-9) with seven kills apiece.

Claire Sauvage-Mar (New Delhi, India/American Embassy School) contributed 32 assists to the victory.

By downing the Blazers (1-13), the Gophers extended their current winning streak in the series between the two schools to eight matches.