BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University volleyball team split a pair of matches on the second and final day of competition of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and Ohio Athletic Conference Challenge hosted by Bluffton University in the Sommer Center.
The Yellow Jackets (12-7), who played in the their final tournament of the season, opened the day with a five set loss to Bluffton by scores of 25-18, 10-25, 16-25, 25-13 and 8-15. BW closed out tournament with a four set victory against the College of Mount St. Joseph by scores of 25-23, 25-22, 23-25 and 25-18.
Junior outside hitter
Anna Miley (West Salem/Northwester) led the BW offensive attack with 23 kills and closely followed by freshman outside hitter
Lauryn Wright (Orrville) with 22 kills. Senior Academic All-OAC right side hitter
Alayna Chlad (Kent/Roosevelt) and freshman
Ellen Hawkins (Worthington/Thomas Worthington) each contributed 13.
Sophomore
Sydney Robinson (Silver Lake/Cuyahoga Falls) and senior
Katie Primeau (Pemberville/Eastwood) set up the offense with 45 and 37 assists respectively.
Sophomore libero
Arlayna Newcomer (Norwalk/St. Paul), who was named to the All-Tournament Team, led the defense with 32 digs. Freshman outside hitter
Melissa Metz (Medina/Our Lady of the Elms) recorded 26 and senior defensive specialist
Paige Pileski (Elyria) contributed 19.
BW is back in action on Wednesday, September 20 as it hosts cross-town rival Case Western Reserve University in a non-conference match on at 7:30 p.m. Fans can follow the action live at
http://tinyurl.com/mrgjvzl.
