Marietta volleyball opens 1-1 at Spartan Best Western Westgate Invitational
Pioneers have two more matches on Saturday

Sept. 21, 2007
YORK, Pa. — The Marietta College volleyball team went 1-1 Friday (Sept. 21) at the 2007 Spartan Best Western Westgate Invitational, hosted by York (Pa.) College. The Pioneers opened with a 3-2 loss to Lebanon Valley (22-30, 27-30, 30-20, 30-24, 15-11) but bounced back to top Alvernia (Pa.) 3-0 (30-14, 30-19, 30-27) to improve to 9-5 on the season.

Against Lebanon Valley (9-5), Marietta was paced by senior right side hitter Paige Williams (Richmond, Ind.), who had a career high 18 kills. Junior middle blocker Sarah Vadaj (Streetsboro/Kent Roosevelt) chipped in with nine kills, while senior middle blocker Marissa Barnhart (Avon) had two solo blocks and four block assists. Junior setter Caity Shirk (Middleburg Heights/Midpark) distributed 35 assists, while senior libero Casey Davis (Amanda/Amanda Clearcreek) had 23 digs.

Barnhart led the Pioneers offensively against Alvernia, tallying 11 kills for the match, while sophomore outside hitter Becca Holzworth (North Olmsted) pitched in with eight kills of her own. Shirk registered 25 assists. Defensively, Davis had 17 digs and Sarah recorded one solo block to go along with four block assists.

On Saturday (Sept. 22), Marietta takes on Virginia Wesleyan at 9:30 a.m. and then closes with a match against host York at 1:30 p.m.