HIRAM, OHIO --  The Baldwin Wallace University volleyball team was defeated by Hiram College in straight sets, 3-0 tonight by scores 25-21, 25-21 and 25-16 in the Price Gymnasium.

With the loss, the Yellow Jackets fall to 3-7 overall and Hiram improves to  8-2.

BW was led offensively by senior outside hitter Amanda Sawicki (Mentor/ Lake Catholic) with 10 kills. In addition to Sawicki, junior middle hitters Kayla Harris (Lima) and Colleen Bonacci (Stow / Stow-Munroe Falls) contributed eight kills apiece. Junior Emily Nagle (Columbia Station/Columbia) had 27 set assists to help set up the Yellow Jacket offense.

Defensively, BW was led by senior libero Natalie Emmons (Ashland) with 17 digs and junior right side hitter Shannon Deleur (Olmsted Falls) recorded 12. 

BW will remain on the road this weekend when it travels to Salisbury, Maryland on Friday and Saturday, September 14-15 to compete in the annual Seagull Classic hosted by Salisbury University.  On Friday, the Yellow Jackets will face Centenary (N.J.) College at 5:00 p.m.  and DeSales (Pa.) University at 7:00 p.m.    BW will close out the tournament on Saturday with matches against host Salisbury at 12:00 p.m. and Galludet (D.C.) University at 2:00 p.m.

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