Box Score TIFFIN, Ohio – Outside hitters Alex VanGundy (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and Paige DeVriendt (Bowling Green/Bowling Green) led the Marietta College volleyball team to a 3-0 upset of No. 23-ranked Heidelberg University Friday (Sept. 28) evening. The Pioneers posted set scores of 25-23, 25-23 and 25-21 to improve to 13-4 overall and 2-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Heidelberg falls to 13-6 and 2-1 in the OAC.

The first two sets were close, back and forth battles as neither team led by more than four points. There were 12 ties in the first set and 11 in the second. The Pioneers pulled away in the third set leading by as many as six points en route to the 3-0 sweep.

VanGundy put away a match-high 14 kills and posted a .273 attack percentage. DeVriendt, playing for the first time in nearly two weeks due to an injury, recorded 13 kills and led all players with 42 total attacks.

Senior libero Jen Braun (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) had 16 digs to move into second place on Marietta's all-time list with 1,658 career digs. She is 152 digs behind Becca Holzworth's school-record of 1,810.

Sophomore setter Laura Mauer (Terre Haute, Ind./North) dished out 32 assists and collected nine digs. Freshman defensive specialist Mary Ervin (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) added 10 digs, while sophomore middle blocker Rachel Hackenberg (Canal Winchester/Franklin Heights) chipped in with seven kills.

Marietta returns home to host the University of Mount Union on Wednesday (Oct. 3) in a 7 p.m. match. 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.