MARIETTA, Ohio — The Marietta College volleyball team was tested Saturday (Sept. 19) morning by a scrappy Kenyon College squad, but the Pioneers prevailed in straight sets (25-21, 25-22, 25-13) to improve to 3-0 at the 2009 River City Tournament. [Box Score]

Marietta (9-3) was ignited offensively by sophomore right side hitter Meredith Storey (Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Falls), who finished with a match-best 15 kills against Kenyon (2-10). Freshman middle blocker Sarah Campbell (Twinsburg, Twinsburg) added 6 kills, while freshman outside hitter Amanda Sawicki (Mentor, Lake Catholic) pitched in with 5 kills in the victory, the Pioneers' fourth straight. Freshman setter Ally Jenkins (Twinsburg, Walsh Jesuit) dished out 25 assists in the match.

The Pioneers' offense was aided by 9 service aces, including 4 from freshman outside hitter Jen Braun (Chagrin Falls, Kenston) and 2 from freshman right side hitter Alex VanGundy (Powell, Olentangy Liberty).

Senior libero Becca Holzworth (North Olmsted/North Olmsted) once again paced the defense with 9 digs. Three of her teammates—Braun, Jenkins, sophomore outside hitter Alex Weissling (Dublin, Dublin Scioto)—all added 7 digs. Marietta's defense also finished with 3 total blocks. Storey and freshman middle blocker Alexa Baudo (Mentor, Mayfield) both had 2 block assists.

Marietta will close out its tournament with a match-up against Defiance College at 1 p.m. Live statistics will be available at http://www.marietta.edu/athletics/livestats/xlive.htm and live audio can be heard at http://pioneers.marietta.edu/stream.aspx.