WILMINGTON, Ohio – Marietta College made quick work of Wilmington College in Ohio Athletic Conference volleyball action Friday (Oct. 19) evening. The Pioneers needed less than an hour to complete the 3-0 sweep posting set scores of 25-13, 25-11 and 25-17.
Marietta (15-9, 4-3 OAC) was on fire in the opening set hitting .312 as a team. For the match, the Pioneers recorded a .231 attack percentage with 39 kills and just 15 errors in 104 total attacks.
The Pioneers were able to get the entire roster plenty of playing time. With a match against the defending national champions, Wittenberg University, tomorrow head coach Ray Costa was able to rest several of his starters.
Freshman #
Chloe Janson (Lawrenceburg, Ind./East Central)# led the Pioneers with seven kills, three blocks and four service aces. Junior #Kathryn Hanssen# and freshman #
Devin Walter (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport)# each added five kills.
Senior libero #
Jen Braun (Chagrin Falls/Kenston)# had a team-high nine digs on the back line. Sophomore #
Laura Mauer (Terre Haute, Ind./North)# notched a match-high 29 assists and had six digs. Sophomore #
Brittney Merritt (Akron/Copley)# had seven digs, while freshman #
Mary Ervin (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy Orange)# had six.
Marietta plays a pair of non-conference matches Saturday (Oct. 20) at Wittenberg University. The Pioneers play Allegheny College at 3:00 p.m. and No. 3-ranked Wittenberg at 5:00 p.m. Fans can catch the action live at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.
