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Fords season comes to an end in conference semifinals

Fords season comes to an end in conference semifinals

BALTIMMORE, Md. - Haverford College's volleyball season came to an end Friday night in the semifinal round of the Centennial Conference tournament where the Fords fell, 3-0, to top seed and host Johns Hopkins University.

Haverford (14-14) led early in each of the three games but the Blue Jays (24-4) battled their way into the lead each time.

In the match clincher, the Fords owned a 20-17 advantage but weren't able to hold off a charging Hopkins squad in the 25-20 finale. Haverford opened up game one with a 5-1 lead and was tied at 14-14 before the host team rallied for a 25-20 victory. The teams were tied at 13-13 in the second game, but Hopkins again gained the advantage on the way to another 25-20 victory.

Senior Laura Ramos led the Haverford attack with a match-high 13 kills. She also added 12 digs defensively. Ramos was set up offensively by sophomore Hayley Lowrance's match-high 27 assists. Defensive specialist and freshman Sarah Brody registered a match-high 27 digs in the loss.

Hopkins' attack was led by Melissa Cole's 12 kills while the Blue Jays defense was spearheaded by Katie Schwarz's 18 digs.

Hopkins moves on to the tournament championship game Saturday night against Gettysburg College which defeated Franklin & Marshall College, 3-2, in the early semifinal matchup.