COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University volleyball team took the short trip south to Columbus on Friday night to take on Capital. It took five sets, but in the end, the Bishops got the job done, taking the match 3-2.

Ohio Wesleyan moves to 5-6 with a chance to get to .500 against Otterbein tomorrow. Capital falls to 1-8.

It was truly a teeter-totter sort of match, with four of the five sets decided by three points or less. OWU took the first by a score of 25-23 before the pendulum swung the other way in set two with a 25-22 Capital win. 

The Red and Black got the advantage back in the third set with the largest margin of victory of the game in a 25-18 set win thanks to starting out on a 5-0 run. However, once again the momentum shifted and Capital took a tight set four 26-24 in extra points. 

So it all came down to set five. In the end, Ohio Wesleyan would rally to take five of the last six points for the 16-14 set win, and the 3-2 match victory.

THE NUMBERS
OWU put down 55 kills in the match, led by Natalie Dieball with 16, Jordan Shannon with 12, and Megan Lantis with 10.

The Red and Black accounted for eight service aces, paced by Mason Campbell with three and Bella Guzzetta and Dieball with two apiece.

Ohio Wesleyan made 10 blocks on the defensive end. Reagan Brake had five accompanied by Shannon and Abby Nulph with four each.

Junior Jenna Ashbrook put on quite the display at setter with a season-high 38 assists.

The Battling Bishops nearly notched 100 digs in the game, finishing only six short with a five-set season-high of 94. Guzzetta tallied 21, followed closely by Ashbrook with 20 and Campbell with 19.

UP NEXT
The Bishops have a quick turnaround, hitting the court again tomorrow at 11 a.m. as they play host to Otterbein at Branch Rickey Arena.