UMBC

Sophomore Ashley Oscars tallied 29 kills in the tri-match against Fairleigh Dickinson and Morgan State.

BALTIMORE—The UMBC women’s volleyball team notched two victories in a tri-match on Saturday at the RAC Arena, downing Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-0 and Morgan State, 3-1.

The Retrievers (12-3) have won their last three matches, while the Knights (8-8) went 1-1 on the day recording a 3-0 victory over the Bears (0-12) who have lost their last 12 matches.

UMBC started the day off against Fairleigh Dickinson, with freshman Sabrina Hoeks (Olympia, Wash./AG West Black Hills) and sophomore Ashley Oscars (Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty) each tallied 10 kills and one dig for the Retrievers, with Oscars adding two assisted blocks and Hoeks three.

Sophomore Kira Giles (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada/Glenlawn) came one dig away from a double-double, totaling 35 assists and nine digs, while also adding five kills.

Rebecca Tenney led the Knights with 13 kills for a .385 hitting percentage, three digs, and one solo block.

The Retrievers easily downed the Knights in the first game, never leading, for the 30-18 decision.

Game two saw eleven ties between the two teams, before the Retrievers gained a 26-25 lead over the Knights with an ace by Giles, who then served for another two points to give the Retrievers a 28-25 advantage and eventual 30-26 set win.

The Knights scored first in game three, but the Retrievers gained a 2-1 lead and never trailed again, pulling out the 30-18 match point.

The Bears came out with a renewed sense of play after their loss to the Knights and gave the Retrievers their first game loss since the Towson Tournament on Sept. 15.

Three Retrievers tallied double-doubles in the four-set match with Oscars recording a team-high 19 kills and 11 digs, Giles with 52 assists and 15 digs, and junior Angela Anderson (Hermosa Beach, Calif./Bishop Montgomery) with 12 kills and 13 digs.  Hoeks was just one dig shy of a double-double with 14 kills and nine digs.

Esther Johnson led the Bears with 18 kills and 18 digs in the loss.

The Retrievers pulled out the first set win, 30-27 after taking a 6-5 lead, but struggled in the second set as the Bears took the 30-26 victory.

The Retrievers hit just .140 from the floor and committed eight errors in a game that saw 14 ties while the Bears recorded a .262 percentage with just six errors.

The Retrievers improved their game in the third set, hitting .383 from the floor, while the Bears posted a dismal .091 efficiency, falling 30-17 to UMBC.

UMBC maintained a .333 average in game four, while committing just four errors and never trailed after the 4-3 lead en route to a 30-22 match point.

Overall the Retrievers posted a .282 hitting percentage with 19 total errors, while the Bears tallied 26 errors for a .180 percentage from the floor.

Oscars led the Retrievers on the day with 29 kills, 12 digs, three assisted blocks and one block assist.

The Retrievers travel to Delaware on Tuesday to face the Blue Hens at 7:00 p.m. before returning to the RAC Arena for a four-match homestand, including their first conference matches against Maine and New Hampshire.