THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – The No. 18 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University men's volleyball team beat No. 14 Wentworth (Mass.) Institute of Technology by a score of 3-2 in Gilbert Arena at California Lutheran University to start the three-day Cal-Lu Fornia Invitational.

BW (14-5) started the match by dropping the first two sets 18-25 and 19-25. In the third set, stayed above water in a back-and-forth battle, only allowing Wentworth to have a two-point lead at any point in the set before winning 25-22. The fourth set was won by BW 25-23. The fifth set was won by the Brown and Gold by the largest margin of any set, 15-9.

BW Leaders (14-5)

• Freshman outside hitter Tyler Schunk (Eden, N.Y.) led the Yellow Jackets with 14 kills.
• Freshman setter Ethan Gundrum (Cincinnati/McNicholas) had 45 assists and six digs to lead the team.
• Senior All-MCVL middle hitter Colby Whiteside (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) was the leading blocker with eight blocks for a season high.

Wentworth (Mass.) Leaders (10-7)

• Alem Dubcak led the Leopards with 17 kills.
• Nicolai Bell made six blocks to lead Wentworth
• Brayden Green had 44 assists
• Dubcak had nine digs

First Set (WIT 25-18)

• WIT led in kills 13-7
• Yellow Jackets hit .000
• Leopards hit .375

Second Set (WIT 25-19)

• WIT led in kills 11-9
• Yellow Jackets hit .071
• Leopards hit .348

Third Set (BW 25-22)

• BW led in kills 15-13
• Yellow Jackets hit .333
• Leopards hit .333

Fourth Set (BW 25-23)

• WIT led in kills 14-13
• Yellow Jackets hit .211
• Leopards hit .200

Fifth Set (BW 15-9)

• BW led in kills 10-4
• Yellow Jackets hit .600
• Leopards hit .300

Up Next

• No. 18 men's volleyball returns to Gilbert Arena to face host team No. 5 California Lutheran at 2:00 p.m. in the second match of the Cal-Lu Fornia Invitational.