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Box Score 2 GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The Marietta College volleyball team concluded play in the Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic on Saturday (Aug. 30) afternoon dropping two matches by identical 3-1 scores. The Pioneers fall to 0-4 on the season.
McDaniel College (3-0 overall) downed the Pioneers 14-25, 25-16, 25-22 and 25-19. Junior
Devin Walter (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) had an outstanding match for Marietta posting a match-high 19 kills and a .375 attack percentage. Fellow junior
Kennedy Clyde (Chagrin Falls/Hawken School) added 13 kills.
Clyde had a team-high 12 digs, while freshman defensive specialist
Julia Moskaluk (Copley/Revere) had 10 digs. Junior libero
Mary Ervin (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) recorded four service aces and senior setter
Laura Mauer (Terre Haute, Ind./North) collected a match-high 42 assists.
Messiah College (2-1 overall) posted set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-23 and 25-17 to defeat the Pioneers. Junior middle blocker
Shauntiel Oliver-Smith (Elyria/Elyria) dominated play at the net with 16 kills, a .400 attack percentage and seven blocks. Junior
Alexis Callaway (Portage, Mich./Portage Central) chipped in with 10 kills.
Ervin recorded 38 digs and three service aces, while Walter posted four blocks. Mauer again directed the Pioneer attack recording 34 assists.
Marietta hosts Ohio Christian University in its home opener at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday (Sept. 2). Fans can follow the Pioneers all season long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter and Instagram.
