Gophers Take Down Blazers, Scarlet Raiders
TOWSON, Md. - Goucher picked up the two wins today it needed to guarantee finishing above .500. The first was a 3-1 victory over Hood and the second a 3-0 triumph over Rutgers-Newark.
Gophers Take Down Blazers, Scarlet Raiders
Back-to-Back Winning Seasons for First Time Since
1997-98
Oct. 20, 2007
TOWSON, Md. - Goucher picked up the two wins today it needed to guarantee finishing above .500. The first was a 3-1 victory over Hood and the second a 3-0 triumph over Rutgers-Newark.
Megan Smith (Honolulu, HI/Long Beach Polytechnic) and Kasey Quinn (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) combined for 37 kills, 33 digs and 11 service aces in the 28-30, 30-25, 30-24, 30-17 victory over the Blazers (3-22). Catie Ditmore (Santa Barbara, CA/Laguna Blanca) supplied the Gophers with 24 assists.
Goucher improved to 6-0 in four-game matches this season.
Smith turned in a 13-kill, 13-dig performance in the 30-14, 30-15, 30-14 win over the Scarlet Raiders (1-21). Claire Sauvage-Mar (New Dehli, India/American Embassy School) finished with 21 assists.
The Gophers (17-11) have five matches remaining this season, but are assured of back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1997 (25-15) and 1998 (21-16).