WILMINGTON,  OHIO --  The Baldwin-Wallace College volleyball team defeats Wilmington College in straight sets, today (Saturday, October 22, 2011) in an Ohio Athletic Conference match in the Fred Raizk Arena.  This match was the final road match of the regular season. B-W won by scores of 25-12, 25-14, and 25-21.

With the win, the Yellow Jackets improve to 15-12 overall and 3-4 in the OAC. Wilmington falls to 11-16 overall and 1-7 in the OAC.

B-W was led offensively by freshman middle hitter Nicole Christner (Minerva) with 11 kills. In addition, junior outside hitter Amanda Sawicki  (Mentor/Lake Catholic) contributed nine and junior middle hitter Rachel Switalski (North Royalton/Holy Name) added eight. The offense was set up junior setter Jessica Stitts (Eastlake/ North) with 36 set assists.

Defensively, B-W was led by defensive specialist Natalie Emmons (Ashland) with 10 defensive digs and by sophomore defensive specialist Taylor Burns (Tiffin/ Fostoria St. Wendelin) and Stitts as they each contributed seven.

The Quakers were led by Sara Fisher with eight kills. Fisher was followed by Chelcey Lyons with seven kills. The offense was set up by Amy McClelland with 24 set assists. Wilmington was led defensively by Courtney Hurley with 10 digs.

The Yellow Jackets will return to the friendly confines of the Ursprung Gymnasium on Tuesday, October 25 when it will host Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University  in the "Dig Pink" match at 7:00 p.m. B-W will conclude the regular season on Saturday, October 29 when they host the Muskies of Muskingum University on Seniors' and Parents' Day at 12:00 p.m.

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