LEXINGTON, Virginia -- The Ferrum College volleyball team opened its season, after an almost 500-day layoff, with an Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tri-Match with the Bridgewater College Eagles and the Washington and Lee University Generals Saturday afternoon.

RECORDS
Ferrum (0-2, 0-2 ODAC)
Washington and Lee (2-0, 2-0 ODAC)
Bridgewater (1-1, 1-1 ODAC)

SET SCORES
Bridgewater def. Ferrum 25-5, 25-11, 25-11
Washington and Lee def. Ferrum 25-7, 25-13, 25-13

THE BASICS
In game one, Cassidy Burke led the way for the Panther attack as she was credited with five kills. Freshman Alexandra Christoff turned in three kills while leading Ferrum in the dig department with 13. Arielle Tritt had six assists and Ashley Roberts tallied five. For Bridgewater, Hope Jennings was a force with 10 kills to go along with 2 service aces. Jyailah Friendly tallied 16 digs and Grace Hayes was credited with 21 assists.

Game two saw Christoff and Burke both lead the Panthers with four kills each. McCoy followed her first game performance with a seven dig output in the second, and Christoff picked up six of her own. Tritt recorded 10 assists and Roberts was credited with seven of her own. For the Generals, Courtney Berry, Brynne Gould and Katy Blain each recorded eight kills. Carolina Gard, Kiera Borthwick and Berry notched seven digs. Ashley Webb turned in 32 assists to round out the Washington and Lee offense.

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"We had a tough day on the court but we expected that there would be a struggle after close to 500 days of no competition. We were excited to play someone other than ourselves and glad to face two strong teams because it helped us get better today. I am looking forward to watching us progress as we continue on with our season." --Head Coach Ruthanne Duffy

UP NEXT
Coach Duffy's team will be back on the court inside of Swartz Gymnasium Thursday, March 18 to take on the Royals of Eastern Mennonite University. The ODAC affair is set for a 7 p.m. start.