By: Athletic Communications Student Assistant Janiyah McAllister '27

BEREA, Ohio - The Baldwin Wallace University women's volleyball team had a victorious Saturday in a double header with a 3-1 win in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup against Wilmington College and a 3-2 win in a non-conference matchup against Denison University in Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center.

BW (13-10, 2-3 OAC) headed into the weekend after a devastating loss against crosstown rival John Carroll. This motivation fired them up into a win against Wilmington (4-17, 0-5 OAC) with a .348 vs .137 hitting rate, then immediately defeated Denison (9-10) hitting .204 versus their .155 rate.

vs. Wilmington
BW LEADERS

• Freshman middle hitter Josie Lynn (Wabash, Ind./Northfield) accomplished three solid blocks
• Freshman outside hitter Lyla Nash (Berkey/Evergreen) handed out 14 kills
• Junior Academic All-OAC setter Katarina Blazetic (DeLand, Fla.) executed an impressive 56 assists
• Senior All-OAC libero Lauren Gardner (Avon/Saint Joseph's Academy) led with five aces and an exciting 16 digs while junior Academic All-OAC defensive specialist Jamie Snell (Strongsville) added 15 digs

FIRST SET (BW 25-5)

• BW led in kills 13-3
• Yellow Jackets hit .600
• Quakers hit -.125

SECOND SET (WC 26-24)

• BW led in kills 18-15
• Yellow Jackets hit .234
• Quakers hit .333

THIRD SET (BW 25-14)

• BW led in kills 15-8
• Yellow Jackets hit .385
• Quakers hit .040

FOURTH SET (BW 25-20)

• BW led in kills 23-7
• Yellow Jackets hit .333
• Quakers hit .167

vs. Denison
BW LEADERS

• Gardner kept the momentum going with 22 digs
• Senior All-OAC outside hitter Sam Rueda (Aurora, Illinois/Metea Valley) was killing the game with a stunning 16 kills against Denison's Claire Hamilton's close 15
• Blazetic headed into the win leaving with 43 astounding assists against Denison's Alice Kempf with 37
• Senior Academic All-OAC defensive specialist Ashleigh Curtiss (Bolingbrook, Ill.) completed the game with five untouchable aces
• Senior outside hitter Sydney Simonson (Sullivan/Black River) finished the double-header day with five blocks

FIRST SET (BW 25-17)

• BW led in kills 13-9
• Yellow Jackets hit .242
• Big Red hit .111

SECOND SET (DU 25-21)

• Denison led in kills 11-10
• Yellow Jackets hit .095
• Big Red hit .162

THIRD SET (DU 25-22)

• Denison led in kills 17-12
• Yellow Jackets hit .214
• Big Red hit .268

FOURTH SET (BW 25-19)

• BW led in kills 13-10
• Yellow Jackets hit .194
• Big Red hit .065

FIFTH SET (BW 15-8)

• BW led in kills 7-3
• Yellow Jackets hit .429
• Big Red hit .083

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Wednesday, October 23 as they travel to Alliance to take on the University of Mount Union in an Ohio Athletic Conference match at 7 pm in Timken Gymnasium inside the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex.