BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's volleyball team hosted Adrian (Mich.) College in a Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League contest in Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center.

BW (6-8, 1-1 MCVL) was led by sophomore All-MCVL outside hitter Michael Beard (Hilliard/Darby) as tallied a career high 24 kills and tied his career high in digs with 15. Sophomore setter Brandon Long (Hinckley/Metea Valley, Ill.) dished out 50 assists and added four digs and two blocks. 

AC (4-13, 1-2 MCVL) was led by sophomore outside hitter Chase Heuer as he tallied 20 kills and eight digs.

Set 1

• The teams shared long rallies, scoring back-and-forth for most of the set.
• Adrian found a big lead late in the set (23-19) to force BW to its second timeout.
• The Bulldogs claimed it by a 25-21 score.

­Set 2

• BW battled from behind to go up 10-7 to start the set and force a Bulldog timeout.
• The Yellow Jackets extended their lead to 20-13 after a block from sophomore middle hitter Chris Moehl (Oceanside, Calif./El Camino) and freshman right side hitter Michael Devlin (Zelienople, Pa./Seneca Valley).
• BW notched three straight points to go up 23-13.
• Each team traded two points to close the second with the series tied 1-1.

Set 3

• Adrian grabbed a 18-14 advantage after a few blocks to force a BW timeout
• BW responded with four straight points to tie it 18 all and to cause a timeout by the Bulldogs
• Adrian outlasted the Yellow Jackets

Set 4

• Three aces in a row gave Adrian the 15-13 lead and forced BW to a timeout.
• It was an intense fourth set with Adrian holding a slight advantage at 22-20.
• BW tied the set at 23-23 with a kill from Beard.
• With both teams having an opportunity to close out the set, they still found themselves tied at 26-26.
• An error by Beard caused the Yellow Jackets to take a timeout.
• Out of the break, Beard notched a kill to tie it back up (27-27).
• A huge solo block by sophomore middle hitter Don Travis (Reynoldsburg) and a kill from sophomore outside hitter Nick Irelan (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) earned BW the game win (29-27) and forced the tie-breaking fifth set.

Set 5

• Adrian grabbed a 9-6 lead, BW took a timeout.
• Out of the break, Devlin came up with a fan-erupting kill.
• BW battled back to bring it within one point (11-10 Adrian).
• At 12-12, Adrian tallied two points to go up 14-12 and force a timeout by the Yellow Jackets.
• Adrian grabbed the last point on a BW error, claiming the set (15-12) and match (3-2) win.

The Yellow Jackets return to play Wednesday, March 2 as they travel to Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania to face Geneva College in a non-conference match. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. inside the Metheny Fieldhouse.