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Baldwin Wallace 3, Ohio Wesleyan 2
Ohio Wesleyan 3, Marietta 0

Junior outside hitter Eliza Richardson (Lakewood) and freshman middle blocker Claire Solberg (Huron) led the Ohio Wesleyan offense as the Bishops closed out the regular season with a sweep of Marietta in non-conference play on Saturday in Marietta.

Earlier in the day, sophomore outside hitter Kaitlyn Peters (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead), freshman outside hitter Natalie Buravlov (Aurora, Colo./Grandview), and sophomore outside hitter Melissa Murray (Chardon/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) each recorded 13 kills, but Baldwin Wallace rallied to edge the Bishops in 5 sets.

Baldwin Wallace defeated Ohio Wesleyan by scores of 26-24, 19-25, 16-25, 25-16, 15-10, and Ohio Wesleyan defeated Marietta by scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-21.

Baldwin Wallace had taken a 21-19 lead in the first set and extended the lead to 24-21 on a block by Isa Luciano and Allison Weiner.  The Bishops rallied to even the score at 24 with the help of a Buravlov kill, but BW's Ivy Earl recorded a kill to help the Yellow Jackets take the set.

A Solberg kill and an ace by freshman middle blocker Ava Kutilek (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) broke a 14-14 tie in the second set, and Peters and Solberg posted kills during a 5-0 run that helped the Bishops pull away for the win.  Buravlov rang up 4 consecutive kills during an 8-0 burst that turned a 7-6 lead into a 15-6 margin in the third set, with Murray contributing a pair of kills down the stretch.

Solberg came through with a kill to tie the fourth set at 10, but the Yellow Jackets responded with a 7-1 run that included kills by Weiner and Earl, and Earl closed out the set with a kill as BW forced a fifth set.  Weiner had back-to-back kills as the Yellow Jackets built a 9-5 lead in the deciding set, and Cecelia Hamisch delivered kills for BW's final 3 points to finish off the match.

Peters, Buravlov, and Murray had 13 kills apiece.  Freshman setter Olivia Osuna (Orlando, Fla./Phillips) finished with 27 assists.  Kutilek had 5 blocks, and sophomore defensive specialist Neah White (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) had 33 digs.

Marietta reeled off 6 straight points, including a pair of kills from Mia Silva, to break a 9-9 tie in the first set only to see Ohio Wesleyan come back with 2 kills and a block from Solberg on the way to an 18-17 lead.  Richardson then posted back-to-back kills during a 4-0 run to close out the set.

With the score tied at 20 in the second set, Peters and Solberg recorded kills and Richardson had 2 kills down the stretch to help Ohio Wesleyan to a 2-0 lead in the match. 

The Pioneers led, 20-18, after a Braya Elsea kill in the third set, but the Bishops fought back once more, with sophomore setter Abby Thierauf (Cincinnati/Milford) and Solberg teaming up on a block to even the score at 20 before Solberg and Richardson contributed kills during a final 4-0 run that sealed the set and the match.

Richardson finished with 15 kills, while Solbert added 10 kills and a team-high 6 blocks.  Thierauf had a team-high 23 assists.  Senior outside hitter Chloe Merritt (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) was credited with 14 digs.

Box Score - Ohio Wesleyan-Baldwin Wallace
Box Score - Ohio Wesleyan-Marietta