Capital tops Marietta 3-1 in Dig for the Cure match
Teams raise over $4,000 for Susan G. Komen Foundation

Oct. 23, 2007
MARIETTA, Ohio — Marietta College hosted Capital University for an Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) volleyball match Tuesday (Oct. 23) night at Ban Johnson Arena. The Crusaders took the match 3-1, winning 30-20, 30-21, 28-30, 30-24.

The victory improves Capital's record to 19-9 overall and 4-4 in the OAC. Marietta falls to 12-13 overall and 2-6 in league play.

While the two teams were battling on the floor Tuesday, they teamed up raise awareness and funds to help fight the cause of breast cancer through their participation in Dig for the Cure. In all, the two squads raised over $4,000 for the Columbus Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Junior setter Caity Shirk (Middleburg Heights/Midpark) dished out a career-high 58 assists in the match.

Five Pioneers finished the night with double-digit kills. Sophomore outside hitter Becca Holzworth (North Olmsted) led the team with 16 kills, senior middle blocker Marissa Barnhart (Avon) and freshman outside hitter Kelly Schoener (Dublin/Dublin Scioto) each added 14 kills, while senior right side hitter Paige Williams (Richmond, Ind.) and junior middle blocker Sarah Vadaj (Streetsboro/Kent Roosevelt) both had 10 kills.

Defensively, senior libero Casey Davis (Amanda/Amanda Clearcreek) pulled within one dig of the single-season school record, which is 608, with her 35-dig performance against the Crusaders. Holzworth also added 20 digs, while senior defensive specialist Jessica Craig (Uniontown/Lake) finished with 12. Barnhart led the blocking attack with two solo blocks and one block assist.

Marietta will close out the regular season at home on Friday (Oct. 26) night against John Carroll University. It will be a key match for both teams. The winner will earn the seventh seed in next week's OAC Tournament, while the loser will get the eighth and final seed of the eight-team tournament. The match is Senior Night and will begin at 7 p.m. It can be heard locally on WMRT-FM 88.3 and online at http://pioneers.marietta.edu/onlinebroadcasts.html.