STAUNTON, VA - A kill from freshman Farrah Fullerton in Set 2 gave Mary Baldwin College volleyball their first win this season.  Roanoke College took the first set 25-14 but the Fighting Squirrels came back to tie the match in the second set 25-23.  The Maroons then came back to take sets 3 and 4 and the match 3-1.

Mary Baldwin College combined for 38 kills while Roanoke added 39 kills to their total.  Each team had 8 serve aces and 8 receive errors.  The difference in the game came down to consistency.  Roanoke had only 9 attack errors while the young Mary Baldwin team committed 29 attack errors.  

The visitors were led by Samantha Klostermann who had 17 kills and a .455 hitting percentage against MBC.  

Mary Baldwin was led by Katelyn Rice who finished with 14 kills and 11 digs.  Latoya Diggs followed closely with 10 kills and an impressive 24 digs.  Libero Anahi Trujillo-Camorlinga added 14 digs.

Head Coach Paul Yee commented, "I thought we played with a lot of heart and worked hard the entire match.  We held it together in the second set and were able to win the set.  We have been working on toughness and I thought we displayed it more against a very good Roanoke team.  It was a fun match to be a part of and our team is getting better."

Mary Baldwin College (0-11,0-3 USAS) travels to Averett University (9-5,3-0 USAS) Thursday evening looking for their first USA South Conference win.