BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The Bridgewater College volleyball team came back from down 2-1 to defeat the Mary Washington Eagles 3-2 on Wednesday night in Nininger Hall. It is Bridgewater's first win over Mary Washington since 2013.

The Basics

• Final Score: Bridgewater 3, Mary Washington 2
• Records: Bridgewater (12-12, 6-4 ODAC), Mary Washington (15-10, 1-2 C2C)

How It Happened

• Bridgewater took a very scrappy first set 25-22 to start the match. The Eagles recorded 17 kills in the frame compared to the vistors seven
• The home Eagles dropped sets two and three 25-18 and 25-17
• Needing to take the set to extend the match, Bridgewater won the final six points of the set in a stretch that featured three kills from Jessica Bissmeyer and three aces from Ashley Rutherford
• Bridgewater dominated set five, holding Mary Washington to their worst hitting percentage of the evening when it counted the most
• Bridgewater outhustled Mary Washington with six Eagles posting double-digit digs compared to three on the other side of the net

Match Notes

• Bridgewater won the offensive battle, earning 51 kills compared to Mary Washington's 44. Bridgewater also ran the defensive show, producing 87 digs compared to Mary Washington's 71
• Bissmeyer had a match and career-high 18 kills to go with 14 digs for the double-double
• Ashley Casey joined Bissmeyer in double-digit kills with 16 and also had a double-double with 10 digs
• Emma Anderson and Rutherford had 10 and 11 digs, respectively
• Madeline Walker shined in the libero jersey, recording a career-high 26 digs
• Grace Hayes had 41 assists and 12 digs for the third Bridgewater double-double of the evening

Up Next

• The Eagles conclude the regular season on Friday at crosstown rival Eastern Mennonite. The match has heavy implications on conference tournament pairings. Action is set for 7:00 p.m. in Harrisonburg