BEREA, Ohio - The Baldwin Wallace University women's volleyball team faced Capital University in an Ohio Athletic Conference contest for Senior Day, honoring Academic All-OAC middle hitter Isa Luciano (Willoughby/South), in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center. The Yellow Jackets (13-11, 4-5 OAC) defeated the Comets (8-18, 0-9 OAC) in straight sets by final scores of 25-18, 25-18, and 25-16.

SUMMARY

Set one was tied 9-9 before a 5-2 run by the Yellow Jackets forced a Comet timeout (14-11 BW). Capital made a run of its own, bringing the score within one point, before a kill by freshman outside hitter Gabby Schlecht (Naperville, Ill./North) and two errors by the Comets created some separation, putting BW up 23-17. The Yellow Jackets claimed set one 25-18. 

Set two was a lot of back-and-forth play as the Comets and the Yellow Jackets shared seven tie scores and six lead changes. The two teams found themselves tied late at 17-17 before back-to-back blocks by the freshman middle hitter Maleia Thurber (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral) and Schlecht duo put the home team up two points, forcing a Capital timeout. Out the break, BW rattled off four-straight to go up 23-17, going on to take the set 25-18 and go up 2-0 in the match.

BW earned the 13-8 lead to start the third set. Two straight aces by freshman defensive specialist Paige Contris (Pemberville/Eastwood) put BW up 17-10, creating a substantial advantage. While the Comets brought the game within five points, BW kept the momentum and closed the set (25-16) and match (3-0) with three straight points. 

KEY STATS

24 & 9 - Junior setter Olivia Zawadzki (Hilliard/Darby) dished out a match-high 24 assists and tallied nine digs, and added three kills and two kills
15 - Sophomore All-OAC libero Lauren Gardner (Avon/Saint Joseph Academy) tallied a team-high 15 digs and added six assists
9 - Sophomore right side hitter Allison Weiner (Westerville/St. Francis DeSales) led the BW attack, finishing with nine kills
12 - Freshman defensive specialist Jamie Snell (Strongsville) notched a career-high 12 digs
Sophomore outside hitter Sam Rueda (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) posted 10 digs and eight kills while Thurber hit .333 with five kills and added a match-high six blocks
Luciano totaled five kills, a service ace, and a block on her Senior Day

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BW concludes the 2022 season with back-to-back sweeps and an overall record of 13-11 and a 4-5 mark in the OAC. Baldwin Wallace would like to thank students, parents, guardians, and fans for their support of Yellow Jacket women's volleyball all season long.