BEREA, Ky. – The Marietta College women's volleyball team earned a dominate road victory over Berea College, 3-0 (25-8, 25-20, 25-11). The win improves the Pioneers record to 10-4 overall and the loss drops the Mountaineers to 3-8 on the season.
Marietta jumped out to an early 7-0 lead to open the game. The early offense was led by kills from
Maddie Nader (Vermilion, Ohio/Vermilion),
Becca Phelps (Mansfield, Ohio/Madison Comprehensive), and
Sam Ritenour (Jeffersonville, Ohio/Miami Trace). The Pioneers stretched their lead to 20-5 through the middle of the set behind kills from
Hailey Fuller (Newark, Ohio/Granville),
Brooke Trimble (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay),
Alissa Ginther (Beverly, Ohio/Fort Frye), and
Maris Kaiser (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy). Marietta capped off the opening frame, and won 25-8.
The Pioneers outscored the Mountaineers 10-4 to begin the second set. The offense was a well rounded attack as Kaiser, Phelps, Ginther, and Ritenour all notched kills. Marietta extended its lead to 20-12 behind back to back service aces from
Aly Wiseman (London, Ohio/Bishop Ready). Berea battled to make the second set close, but the Pioneers won, 25-20.
The third and final set started as a tight game as the score was 4-3 in favor of Marietta. The Pioneers rattled off seven straight points to take an 11-3 advantage. The Marietta run was sparked by a pair of kills from Ginther. The Pioneers finished the decisive set strong, and won 25-11.
The Marietta offense was led by Ginther as she had a match high 10 kills. Ritenour added eight kills and Fuller and Phelps pitched in with seven kills in the game. Defensively, the Pioneers were led by
Braya Elsea (Circleville, Ohio/Logan Elm) and
Abbi Thompson (Commercial Point, Ohio/Teays Valley) as they each tallied 11 digs in the match.
April Davis (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora) added to the defense with 10 digs.
Marietta will return to the court Saturday (Sept 21) when they travel to compete against Ohio Wesleyan and Transylvania. The first match of the day will begin at 12 p.m. as the Pioneers battle Ohio Wesleyan.
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pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
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