Volleyball: Johns Hopkins rallies from two sets down to win Centennial Conference title

The top-seeded Johns Hopkins volleyball team rallied from two sets down for a 3-2 win against No. 2 seed Swarthmore on Sunday in the Centennial Conference championship match at JHU's Goldfarb Gymnasium.

The Blue Jays (19-8) fell 24-26 in the first set and 28-30 in the second set before rallying for set wins of 25-22, 25-17, 15-10 against the Garnet (23-5).

The win gave Hopkins its fourth Centennial Conference championship. Freshman Louisa Kishton win tournament MVP honors, leading the Blue Jays with a career-best 20 kills in the championship match.

JHU earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Blue Jays will make their fourth NCAA tournament appearance in six years and first since 2013.

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