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WILMINGTON, Del. – Sophomore outside hitter Grace McCarthy (Delaware Military Academy/Middletown, Del.) matched her career high with 15 kills and recorded a .600 hitting percentage as Goldey-Beacom College (2-3) opened its home schedule with a three-set win over Bowie State University (0-5) at the Joseph West Jones College Center on Tuesday evening.

The Lightning earned the win by set scores of 25-11, 25-17 and 25-15.

Senior outside hitter Kadi McCoy (Dallastown H.S./Dallastown, Pa.) added 11 kills and a .450 hitting percentage while junior middle hitter Innocent Early (Eastside H.S./Newark, N.J.) contributed eight kills.

Junior setter Danielle Cipolletti (Scottsdale H.S./Scottsdale, Ariz.) posted 35 assists with seven digs and four kills for the Lightning.

Bowie State was led by junior outside hitter Yaje Ngundam (Bowie H.S./Bowie, Md.), who recorded six kills with five digs.

Post-Match Quotes: Goldey-Beacom Coach Richard Bowers
"I have a really nice team and saw some nice things on the floor tonight. What is most exciting is the fact that there is still room for improvement."
"We had a decent weekend at Millersville and we had hoped to come out with some better results. But, our goal is to improve every week."
"Grace has really come a long way for us. She played in the middle all of last year and we decided to move her to the outside. She has really responded well and the nice thing about her is that she is still in the learning process of playing on the outside."

Quick Strikes
· Prior to the match, McCoy was honored in recognition of her 1,000th career kill, which she achieved last weekend against Shippensburg.
· McCoy was also named as an honorable mention for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference's Player of the Week award on Tuesday afternoon after her performance at the Millersville University Marauder Clash.
· McCarthy also had 15 kills in the Lightning's win over Cheyney last year at the Jones Center. She hit .824 in that match with just one attack error in 17 attempts.
· As a team, the Lightning hit .371 against Bowie State on Tuesday, including an impressive .522 in the opening set. It is the Lightning's highest team hitting percentage since a .424 hitting percentage against Cheyney on Sept. 14, 2013.   
· Senior defensive specialist Niki Receveur (Concord H.S./Wilmington, Del.) has posted 10 or more digs in four of the Lightning's five matches this season after a 14-dig performance on Tuesday night. She needs 32 digs to become the sixth player in school history with 1,000 career digs.

What's Ahead for the Lightning
Thursday, Sept. 11 at Georgian Court · 7 p.m. · GCU Wellness Center (Lakewood, N.J.)
Saturday, Sept. 13 vs. Saint Anselm · 11 a.m. · Joseph West Jones College Center (Wilmington, Del.)
Saturday, Sept. 13 vs. Cheyney · 3 p.m. · Joseph West Jones College Center (Wilmington, Del.)