GAMBIER, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University women's volleyball team defeated Kenyon College by a score of 3-1 in Tomsich Arena at the Lowry Center.
After falling in the first set, BW took the next three sets thanks to four Yellow Jackets tallying eight or more kills including a team-high 14 from sophomore outside hitter Gabby Schlecht (Naperville, Ill./North). Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference setter Olivia Zawadzki (Hilliard/Darby) did it all for the Yellow Jackets as she recorded 22 assists, four kills, seven service aces, and two block assists.
BW Leaders (7-7)
- Sophomore middle hitter Maleia Thurber (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral) recorded eight kills and added three block assists while hitting .467
- Sophomore libero Jamie Snell (Strongsville) led the defense with a career-high 23 digs while adding five assists
- Junior Academic All-OAC right-side hitter Allison Weiner (Westerville/St. Francis DeSales) recorded nine kills while junior outside hitter Sam Rueda (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) added eight kills, 18 digs, and three service aces
- Schlecht hit a career-high .591
Kenyon Leaders (3-11)
- Senior outside hitter Lindsey Abramson led the team with nine kills
- Sophomore setter Maggie Wolf recorded 25 assists
- Sophomore defensive specialist Lauren Blakemore and freshman setter Hannah Schwemm combined for a total of 21 digs
First Set (Kenyon 25-23)
- Each team had 15 kills
- Yellow Jackets hit .231
- Owls hit .244
Second Set (BW 25-14)
- Yellow Jackets led 13-10 in kills
- Yellow Jackets hit .417
- Owls hit .100
Third Set (BW 25-13)
- Yellow Jackets led 11-4 in kills
- Yellow Jackets hit .172
- Owls hit -.107
Fourth Set (BW 25-10)
- Yellow Jackets led 15-3 in kills
- Yellow Jackets hit .414
- Owls hit -.088
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets take the court again on Saturday, September 30 when they travel to Marietta for their first Ohio Athletic Conference match of the season to take on Marietta College in Ban Johnson Arena at 1 p.m.
