BEXLEY, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University women's volleyball team started their Ohio Athletic Conference portion of the regular season schedule with a 3-1 (25-10, 25-23, 24-26, 25-21) victory inside Performance Arena in the Capital Center to improve to 14-3 and 1-0 in OAC play.
Game Recap
Set 1 (BW, 25-10): The offense dominated Capital with a .571 hitting percentage that included 16 kills and no attack errors. An early 8-0 scoring run was led by freshman defensive specialist
Libby Hubert who had three service aces during the run. Freshman outside hitter
Brenna Leach had seven of the 16 kills for BW in the opening set.
Set 2 (BW, 25-23): Capital fought back in a match that featured 10 ties and neither team holding a lead larger than three. Junior outside hitter
Lyla Nash had four kills in the span of six rallies to turn the BW deficit into a permanent lead. Freshman middle hitter
Morgan Petrecca earned the final kill, assisted by junior setter
Anna Stankard.
Set 3 (CAP, 26-24): The Comets started the set with an 8-1 lead to catch the Yellow Jackets on their heels. BW responded immediately with their own 8-1 run, but they were unable to gain a lead the entire set. Capital applied the pressure and allowed three ties in the final seven rallies, although they closed out the set with a successful block.
Set 4 (BW, 25-21): The Yellow Jackets started on a 3-0 run and did not lose the lead the entire set. BW hit for a .243 hitting percentage with 14 kills. Sophomore setter
Madison Kaylor impressed with two consecutive service aces to help boost the BW lead early on. BW ended on a 3-0 run with Stankard assisting all three kills for the Yellow Jackets.
The Matchup
The Yellow Jackets are now 16-4 since 2008 against the Comets. BW has won 12 of their last 13 matches against Capital.
Looking Ahead
BW will return home to play the Mount Union Purple Raiders in the Morgan's Message match on Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. inside Ursprung Gymnasium in the Lou Higgins Center.
