The volleyball team proved to be a strong contender in the North Coast Athletic Conference last weekend in a weekend play day in Hiram, Ohio.† In its first NCAC action of the season, Wooster dominated Ohio Wesleyan University and Denison University, but fell to Wittenberg University and Kenyon College.
In the first match-up of the weekend, the Fighting Scots (10-9, 2-2 NCAC) controlled the court against Ohio Wesleyan (2-13, 0-2 NCAC), defeating them in three matches (25-17, 25-16, 25-17).
Sarah Hawke ’12 contributed 13 kills and just one error in 24 attempts to propel Wooster’s dominating force.† Erica Skillman ’14, Melissa Morgan ’13 and Erin Webster ’13 contributed to Wooster’s offensive power with five kills each.† Lizzi Beal ’12 added 32 assists and five block assists for the match.
The Scots were competitive in a close match against Kenyon (7-8, 1-1 NCAC) that ended after a five-set marathon, but fell in the final set (25-22, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17).† Webster and Hawke continued to lead Wooster statistically, with 13 and eight kills, respectively.
The weekend continued in a similar fashion on Sunday, with Wooster dominating Denison in three sets (25-23, 25-12, 25-13), but falling to the nationally ranked Wittenberg team (25-16, 25-23, 25-12).
The Scots easily handled Denison (3-16, 1-3 NCAC) in a 3-0 win, especially in the second set.† Webster led the match in kills with eight, and Paige Parker ’14 and Zoe Zwegat ’14 each tallied seven.† Beal reached 32 total assists across three matches.
Although Wooster led 23-22 in the final set against Wittenberg, the Tigers (13-2, 3-1 NCAC) came from behind to sweep in the three-set match against Wooster.†† Hawke paced the offense with six kills, and Kelley Johnson ’13 and Beal held up defensively with 21 and 19 digs, respectively.
After facing Otterbein College and Oberlin College, the Scots will continue NCAC play in another play date at Oberlin, Ohio where they will face Oberlin, Allegheny College and Hiram University.