ABOUT B-WACADEMICSADMISSIONSTUDENT LIFEATHLETICSNEWS, ARTS & EVENTSA-Z INDEX
Baldwin-Wallace College

Volleyball

B-W Volleyball Team Falls to OAC Rival Capital, 3-2, in Berea


Casey Passen

BEREA, OHIO – The Baldwin-Wallace College volleyball team lost 3-2 to visiting Capital University this afternoon (Saturday, October 10, 2009) at Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea.

With the loss, the Yellow Jackets fall to 3-20 overall and 0-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. The Crusaders improve to 14-9 and 3-0 in the OAC.

Capital defeated the Jackets by scores of 25-21, 20-25, 22-25, 25-22, 12-15.

Offensively, the Yellow Jackets were led by both junior Abbey Thompson (Lorain/ Clearview) and freshman Emily Dvorak (Westlake) each having 15 kills. Junior setter Casey Passen (Ashville/Teays Valley) led the Yellow Jackets with 49 assist.  

Defensively
, the Yellow Jackets were led by Passen with 20 digs. Dvorak and sophomore Danielle Gerwin (Bowling Green) each had an additional 17 digs each and freshman Alex Gbur (Toledo/ Central Catholic) had 16 digs as well. Also, freshman Becky Palivoda (Burton/ Cornerstone Christian Academy) totaled eight blocks.

The Yellow Jackets are back this Tuesday, October 13 with an OAC match at nationally-ranked Heidelberg University at 7:00 p.m. in Tiffin.
  
FOR MORE B-W Sports Information, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Nick Minerd by phone at 440-826-2780 and e-mail at nminerd@bw.edu. Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.bw.edu/athletics and we invite you to join us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwathletics.