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Wisconsin-Platteville 3, Ohio Wesleyan 0
Case Reserve 3, Ohio Wesleyan 2

Senior middle blocker Claire Solberg (Huron) and sophomore outside hitter Natalie Dieball (Cincinnati/Lakota East) turned in double-digit performances in kills for Ohio Wesleyan as the Bishops faced a pair of undefeated teams during the third and final day of the Bishop Invitational, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan on Friday at Branch Rickey Arena.

The Bishops wrapped up the tournament with a 25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 25-23, 15-5 loss to Case Reserve, which had entered the match with an 11-0 record.  Ohio Wesleyan opened the day with a 25-11, 25-18, 27-25 loss to Wisconsin-Platteville, which was 9-0 heading into the match.

Ohio Wesleyan raced to a 6-0 lead in the first set against CWRU, with Solberg and senior middle blocker Ava Kutilek (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) contributing kills, and the Bishops would lead for most of the set.  Ohio Wesleyan was up, 18-12, after an ace by sophomore setter Jenna Ashbrook (Johnstown/Johnstown-Monroe), but the Spartans went on a 9-3 run that included 3 kills by Lily Crouch to even the score at 21.  With the set tied at 23, Amanda Ngo and Kalli Wall teamed up on a block and the visitors got the next point to take the lead in the set.

The Bishops used a 7-1 run in the second set, with Kutilek contributing a kill and 2 blocks, to turn an 11-10 lead into an 18-11 margin.  The Spartans came as close as 22-20 on a kill by Rea Marfatia, but Ohio Wesleyan scored the final 3 points of the set, with Solberg turning in a kill before a set-ending kill by junior setter Lily Bechina (Chicago, Ill./Jones College Prep).  In the third set, Ohio Wesleyan broke a 7-7 tie with a 3-0 burst that included kills by senior right-side hitter Grace Cummings (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne) and Solberg and pulled away for the win and a 2-1 lead in the match.

Case Reserve led for most of the fourth set, scoring the first 4 points and leading by as many as 6 points before the Bishops got kills from Solberg and Dieball to cap a 6-0 burst that tied the score at 21.  The Spartans scored the final 3 points of the set, including a Sophia Datto ace and a kill by Marfatia, to force a fifth set, and in the fifth set, Crouch and Wall had 2 kills apiece during a 7-0 run that turned a 3-2 lead into a 10-2 margin as the visitors closed out the match.

Solberg led the Bishops with 16 kills and Dieball added 15.  Bechina collected 28 assists, Kutilek finished with 6 blocks, and sophomore defensive specialist Avery Krause (Cleveland/Holy Name) had a team-high 17 digs.

Wisconsin-Platteville opened the first set with a 10-3 run that included a kill and 2 aces from Emma Carlson, and the Pioneers pulled away to take the set.  UW-P led, 9-3, in the second set as Abby Bauer had a kill and a block and Grace Betke recorded back-to-back aces.  Ohio Wesleyan closed to within 17-13 with the help of a block and an ace from Bechina, but the Pioneers held off the rally to take a 2-0 lead in the match.  The Bishops stormed back from a 4-0 deficit in the third set with the help of kills from Bechina and Dieball on the way to a 9-5 lead, but the Pioneers came back to pull even at 20 on a Betke service ace.  Kills by Cummings and freshman outside hitter Megan Lantis (Wooster) gave the Bishops a 25-24 lead, but UW-P answered with kills by Kierney McDonald and Carlson while scoring the last 3 points of the set to take the win.

Solberg and Dieball shared the team lead with 6 kills apiece.  Bechina finished with 11 assists, and junior defensive specialist Bella Guzzetta (Boca Raton, Fla./Spanish River) had a team-high 9 digs.

Box Score - Wisconsin-Platteville-Ohio Wesleyan
Box Score - Case Reserve-Ohio Wesleyan