NEW CONCORD, Ohio – The No. 6 seeded Baldwin Wallace University women's volleyball team fell to the No. 3 seeded Muskingum University Fighting Muskies by a score of 1-3 (22-25, 21-25, 25-15, 17-25) inside the Anne C. Steele Center on Performance Court. This concluded the 2026 season, and Muskingum will advance to the OAC semifinals.
Game Recap
Set 1 (MU, 25-22): After the Yellow Jackets started in a 7-2 deficit, they responded with a 7-0 run to take their first lead of the match. That stretch included three kills from freshman outside hitter
Brenna Leach. The Muskies regained the lead shortly thereafter and held that lead the rest of the way out.
Set 2 (MU, 25-21): The Muskies separated themselves early with a 6-1 run, leading to an 8-3 Muskie lead that caused BW to take an early timeout. The Muskies maintained a steady lead, leading BW to take their second timeout down 23-16. Then, four unanswered points by BW behind the serving of Leach caused Muskingum to take a timeout. Despite a block by junior outside hitter
Lyla Nash and sophomore middle hitter
Emily Mendelson on set point, Muskingum prevailed in set two.
Set 3 (BW, 25-15): The resilient Yellow Jackets took the lead right away and made a statement. They capitalized on the Muskies' 12 attack errors by playing a clean set where the Yellow Jackets only had one attack error on 11 kills. BW had a .244 hitting percentage and maintained the lead the entire set. The Brown and Gold went on a 6-0 scoring run to finish with a bang, and with a 10-point advantage.
Set 4 (MU, 25-17): There were three ties early in the set, then Muskingum went on a 5-1 run in a stretch that included three BW attack errors. The Muskies extended their lead, forcing BW to take a timeout down 13-8. The Yellow Jackets responded with a 4-1 scoring run with two more kills from Leach. Muskingum made six more kills, most of them landing right inside the boundary lines, to finish off the match.
The Matchup
The Yellow Jackets are 12-10 since 2008 against Muskingum with the Muskies holding a three-match winning streak in the series. The last time BW played in New Concord was 2024 when they won in three sets.
Baldwin Wallace concluded the season with a record of 18-8 and an OAC record of 4-4.
