GRANVILLE, Ohio – The Marietta College volleyball team kicked off the 2021 season when they fell to Denison University 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-12), on Wednesday (Sept. 1) evening. The Pioneers are now 0-1 on the season, and the Big Red is 1-0 overall.
Marietta jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first set when
Maggie Fellers (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington) had back to back kills. The Pioneers continued to play well early and a kill from
Mia Silva (Barberton, Ohio/Barberton) put Marietta up 5-1. Denison answered with the next four points to tie the game at 5-5. The Big Red grabbed the lead with nine consecutive points in the middle of the set, and took set one 25-13.
Denison led the second set 6-2 early on, with the Marietta points coming from kills by
Braya Elsea (Circleville, Ohio/Logan Elm) and Fellers. After the Big Red led 9-4, the. Pioneers answered with a 7-0 run to take an 11-9 edge.
Lauren Radalia (Canton, Ohio/GlenOak) and Elsea had kills during the run, and Elsea also tallied a service ace. The second set remained deadlocked at 16 points apiece. Denison rattled off nine of the final 10 points, and took set two 25-17.
The third set was tight early, and was tied at 5-5, with kills from Fellers and Silva. The Big Red scored nine of the next 10 points to lead 14-6. Denison continued to play well and led 19-7 and won the third set, 25-12.
Marietta was led by Fellers on the offensive end, as she had eight kills, and two block assists in the match. Silva added to the offense with six kills and a block assist. The Pioneer defense was led by
Makayla Schilling (Blacklick, Ohio/Licking Heights) as she tallied nine digs. Elsea added to the defense with five digs, and a service ace.
The Pioneers will return to the court Friday (Sept. 3) when they host the BSN Sports River City Classic.
Fans can follow all of the Pioneer teams all year long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
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