Summary

SPOKANE, Wa. - Maryland Eastern Shore (2-4) was defeated by Gonzaga (4-1) in straight sets at Charlotte Y. Martin Centre.

The Score

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks - 0

Gonzaga Bulldogs - 3

(18-25, 14-25, 13-25)

How It Happened

In the opening set, Gonzaga and UMES began the match with 18 and 11 kills respectively. Despite the Hawks attacking at a .229 clip, UMES was not able to slow down Gonzaga who hit .400 in the opening set. Although a kill from Anjola Omolewa got the Hawks within two, Gonzaga closed the set on a 10-5 run to take set one.

After splitting the first 10 points of set two, Gonzaga pulled away from UMES with a 13-1 scoring run. In a similar fashion, Gonzaga, leading 7-6 in the third set, utilized an 11-2 run to control the final set.

The Numbers

• In kills, the Hawks were outhit by the Bulldogs 41 to 23

• In attack percentage, Gonzaga outhit the UMES .383 to .050

• Malaysia Shaw paced the Hawks with seven kills

• Jayda Hutchins led UMES with 12 assists

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