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Marietta 3, Ohio Wesleyan 0

Senior outside hitter Eliza Richardson (Lakewood) led the Ohio Wesleyan offense with 12 kills, but Marietta held off the Bishops for a non-conference win on Wednesday at Branch Rickey Arena.

The Pioneers defeated the Bishops by scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-23.

Jillian Fellers contributed 3 kills during a 6-1 run that broke an 8-8 tie and put the visitors ahead to stay in the first set.  Junior outside hitter Kaitlyn Peters (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) and sophomore middle blocker Claire Solberg (Huron) had kills and the Bishops rallied late, but Marietta was able to close out the set and take the lead in the match.

Richardson gave Ohio Wesleyan an 11-10 lead with a kill in the third set, but Marietta scored the next 4 points to take the lead for good, and a brief 3-0 run that featured 2 kills from Mia Silva gave the Pioneers some breathing room before Fellers came through with 3 kills down the stretch.

Trailing, 17-13, in the third set, the Bishops put together a 7-1 burst that included 2 kills from Richardson and aces by Peters and Solbert to take a 20-18 lead.  With the score tied at 23, Marietta took the lead on a kill by Maggie Fellers before ending the match on an ace from Keira Shannon.

Richardson led the Bishops with 12 kills.  Sophomore setter Olivia Osuna (Orlando, Fla./Phillips) posted team bests of 29 assists and 10 digs.  Solberg and junior middle blocker Mila Noel (Delray Beach, Fla./St. John Paul II Academy) shared the team lead with 2 blocks each.

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