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Delmarva Christian volleyball falls to Padua in straight sets

Royals hope to get back to .500 during 3-match week to start October
Delmarva Christian freshman Katherine Jones taps a ball past the Padua blocker during the third and final set. Padua won the match 3-0. AARON MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Aaron R. Mushrush
September 30, 2023

Delmarva Christian volleyball ended the month with a 3-0 home loss to Padua Academy Sept. 30. With a three-match week to start October, the 2-5 Royals are hoping to get back to .500.

The match against Padua began with a 25-15 loss in the first set. The Pandas carried the momentum into the second set, winning 25-9, and closed out the match with a 25-6 victory in the third set to seal the 3-0 win. 

Padua showed precision sending balls over to the Royals side, finding space more often than not, while Delmarva Christian’s attempts seemed to be just out of bounds. The Royals kept up their hustle and got contributions across the board, including seniors Addy Benjamin, Alexandra Munro and Tobi Robinson. Freshman Katherine Jones picked up valuable minutes, and like juniors Madison Jones and Layni Dukes, kept attacking the net until Padua scored its final point.

Delmarva Christian has suffered back-to-back losses since dropping a heartbreaker against Indian River Sept. 21. Fall may be a bit too literal for the junior-led squad at the moment, but upcoming matches against Lake Forest, Tower Hill and Sussex Central offer chances to turn the season around. With a scary schedule to close out the month, Delmarva Christian is hoping to be the squad spooking others when Halloween comes around.

Lake Forest will visit the Royals Monday, Oct. 2, before Tower Hill comes to town Thursday, Oct. 5. Delmarva Christian will head over to face crosstown rival Sussex Central Friday, Oct. 6.

Royals junior Taylor Lowe bumps a ball in the second set.
Delmarva Christian junior Khushi Patel serves a ball during the third set.
Royals junior Madison Jones bumps the ball.
Delmarva Christian freshman Katherine Jones, left, and junior Taylor Lowe go up for a block in the third set.
Royals junior Madison Jones goes up for a kill.
Delmarva Christian senior Addy Benjamin, right, gets a block with freshman Katherine Jones nearby for support.
Royals junior Layni Dukes shows off her ups in the third set.
Delmarva Christian senior Tobi Robinson hustles and bumps the ball back to her teammates.
Royals senior Alexandra Munro earns a kill.

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Aaron Mushrush joined the sports team in Summer 2023 to help cover the emerging youth athletics scene in the Cape Region. After lettering in soccer and lacrosse at Sussex Tech, he played lacrosse at Division III Eastern University in St. David's, PA. Aaron coached lacrosse at Sussex Tech in 2009 and 2011. Post-collegiately, Mush played in the Eastern Shore Summer Lacrosse League for Blue Bird Tavern and Saltwater Lacrosse. He competed in several tournaments for the Shamrocks Lacrosse Club, which blossomed into the Maryland Lacrosse League (MDLL). Aaron interned at the Coastal Point before becoming assistant director at WMDT-TV 47 ABC in 2017 and eventually assignment editor in 2018. 

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