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John Carroll 3, Ohio Wesleyan 1
Senior middle hitter Tamra Londot (Utica) led the Bishops with 15 kills, but John Carroll won the third and fourth sets to take a non-conference decision over Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday at Branch Rickey Arena.
John Carroll won the match by scores of 28-26, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20.
Ohio Wesleyan raced to a 7-1 lead in the first set as Londot blasted 3 kills and freshman setter Shannon Schlater (Englewood/Northmont) zipped a pair of service aces. John Carroll rallied behind Alex Ehrett, who had a pair of kills and a block, to knot the score at 13 apiece. The score was still tied at 26 as a block by Londot and Schlater denied the Blue Streaks set point, but John Carroll countered with kills from Alexa Webber and Ehrett to take the first set.
The Bishops took an early 6-3 lead in the second set on a kill by senior outside hitter Katie Fain (Vandalia/Butler), and that would be the biggest lead of the set. The Blue Streaks took a 10-8 lead on 4 consecutive service aces by Kit O'Shaughnessy, only to see the Bishops come back to break a 21-21 tie with 3 straight points, including a kill from freshman right-side hitter Kacy Gurewitz (San Ramon, Calif./Dougherty Valley). John Carroll closed to within 24-23 as O'Shaughnessy had a kill and a block, but Schlater and sophomore middle hitter Meigan Day (Port Clinton) combined on a set-ending block for a 25-23 Bishop win.
John Carroll took the lead in the third set, breaking a 7-7 tie with a 5-0 run that included an Ehrett kill and a pair of Katie Cosker service aces. A pair of Londot kills helped the Bishops close to within 12-10, but the Blue Streaks pulled away with a 13-3 run that featured 3 kills from Webber and 2 more from Jessica Kodrich.
Gurewitz recorded a kill that tied the fourth set at 13 apiece, but O'Shaughnessy contributed a kill, a block, and a service ace during the ensuing 6-1 run that gave the Blue Streaks the lead for good. Ohio Wesleyan rallied to within 23-20 as Fain had a kill and a block, but Webber's kill helped John Carroll finish off the set and the match.
Londot led the Bishops with 15 kills, while Gurewitz had 8 and Fain and freshman outside hitter Mercedez Wood (Alliance/Marlington) added 5 apiece. Schlater finished with 38 assists.
Defensive leaders included Londot with 4 blocks and sophomore libero Danielle Birney (Toledo/Sylvania Southview) with 28 digs.
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