B-W Volleyball Team Defeats Case Western Reserve, 30-20, 30-18, 30-19
BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College volleyball team ran its winning streak to 10 straight matches tonight as it defeated cross-town rival Case Western Reserve University in the Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, 3-0. The scores of the match were 30-20, 30-18 and 30-19. B-W is now 11-2 overall and next play on Saturday at home against Otterbein College in its Ohio Athletic Conference opener at 1:00 p.m.
In beating CWRU tonight, senior outside hitter Sarah Gordon (Wooster Senior High School) led all hitters with 16 kills and was followed by junior All-OAC middle hitter Cassie Palmer (Greenwich/ South Central H.S.) with 14 and junior rightside player Emily Bowen (Tiffin Columbian H.S.) with 11. Junior backup setter Angie Elser (Wooster/ Northwestern H.S.) had 24 assists to set up the offense and junior All-OAC starting setter Kerry Helm (Luckey/ Eastwood H.S.) had 23 assists in two games before giving way to Elser. Senior All-OAC libero Kate Kost (Fairview Park H.S.) led the defense with 15 defensive digs. In addition, junior middle hitter Laura Leach (Norwalk H.S.) had the most blocks with four.
FOR MORE INFORMATION regarding Yellow Jacket athletics and volleyball, please contact the sports information office by telephone by calling (440) 826-2327, by FAX machine at (440) 826-2329 or e-mail SID Kevin Ruple at kruple@bw.edu. To contact volleyball Head Coach Vicki Brault by telephone, please call her at (440) 826-3254, FAX her at (440) 826-2192 or e-mail her at vbrault@bw.edu.