BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College volleyball team fell 3-0 to Heidelberg College in an Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal match tonight (Tuesday, November 4, 2008) in Sieberling Gymnasium in Tiffin. Heidelberg won by scores of 25-14, 25-13, and 29-27.
With the loss, B-W, the No. 7 seed ends the season with a record of 13-21. With the win, Heidelberg, the No. 2 seed, improves to 29-6 and advances to Friday's OAC Semifinals. Fans can access all of the latest OAC Volleyball Tournament information at http://www.oac.org/WOMENvolleyballTournament.shtml
The Yellow Jackets were led offensively by senior middle hitter Maria DePeters (Buffalo, N.Y. / Mt. St. Mary Academy) with nine kills. In addition, Chelsea Nissen (Williston / Genoa) and Kayli Tyson (Olmstead Twp. / Olmstead Falls) both recorded six kills. Tyson and sophomore setter Casey Passen (Ashville / Teays Valley) each had 11 set assists apiece.
Defensively, B-W was led by sophomore libero Lissy Grame (Berea) and freshman Nicole Schoen (Bellevue), who recorded 16 and 10 digs, respectively.
DePeters finishes her career in fifth place on the all-time BW list with 1,405 kills and 156 services aces. She also ranks third all-time in school history with 187 block solos.
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