Pioneer volleyball falls 3-1 to visiting Yellow Jackets
Freshman Kelly Schoener has a career high 17 kills

Oct. 13, 2007
MARIETTA, Ohio — The Marietta College volleyball fell 3-1 to visiting Baldwin-Wallace College Saturday (Oct. 13) afternoon at Ban Johnson Arena. The Lady Pioneers jumped out to a 1-0 lead by winning game one 30-22, but the Yellow Jackets fought back with three straight wins (30-19, 30-20, 31-29) to secure the victory.

With the loss, Marietta falls to 12-10 overall and 2-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Baldwin-Wallace improved to 14-11 overall and 3-3 in league play.

Freshman outside hitter Kelly Schoener (Dublin/Dublin Scioto) had a breakout match, finishing with a career high 17 kills. Senior right side hitter Paige Williams (Richmond, Ind.) and sophomore outside hitter Becca Holzworth (North Olmsted) both added 10 kills, while senior middle blocker Marissa Barnhart (Avon) had nine kills on the afternoon. Junior setter Caity Shirk (Middleburg Heights/Midpark) dished out 45 assists in the loss.

Marietta finished with 10 service aces. Holzworth, senior defensive specialist Nikki Veigel (Canton/Canton South) and junior defensive specialist Brittany Papili (Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth), who was making her first career start, all had two service aces.

Senior libero Casey Davis (Amanda/Amanda Clearcreek) led the defense with 37 digs. Holzworth added 23, while Shirk had 15 and Veigel finished with 10. Barnhart, Shirk and junior middle blocker Sarah Vadaj (Streetsboro/Kent Roosevelt) all added two blocks. Both Shirk and Vadaj had a pair of block assists, while Barnhart had a solo block and a block assist.