ALLIANCE, Ohio — The seventh-seeded Marietta College volleyball team suffered a season-ending 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-17) loss to second-seeded Mount Union College in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament Tuesday (Nov. 3) night. [Box Score]

With the loss, the Pioneers end their season 18-12, while the Purple Raiders improved 22-5 and advance to the OAC Tournament semifinals on Friday (Nov. 6) night in Tiffin, Ohio.

Sophomore middle blocker Jessie Blackley (Aurora, Aurora) led Marietta's offense with 8 kills, while sophomore right side hitter Meredith Storey (Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Falls) added 7 kills. Freshman setter Ally Jenkins (Twinsburg, Walsh Jesuit) finished with 22 assists, while sophomore outside hitter Alex Weissling (Dublin, Dublin Scioto) had 3 service aces in the match.

Senior libero Becca Holzworth (North Olmsted, North Olmsted) anchored the defense with 17 digs. In addition, freshman outside hitter Jen Braun (Chagrin Falls, Kenston) pitched in with 16 digs, Jenkins added 12 digs and Weissling contributed 10 digs. Blackley also helped the defense with a pair of solo blocks and 2 more block assists.