Julie Kendall
Sports Editor
The College of Wooster volleyball team got another road win last week at Capital University, with an impressive 3-0 sweep of the Crusaders (25-23, 25-17, 25-23), but suffered another conference loss in their weekend home match against DePauw University (14-25, 22-25, 25-21, 18-25). The Scots now stand at 12-6 overall, 1-2 in the conference.
Against Capital (6-14), the Scots brought a strong offensive effort, recording their highest team scoring percentage of the season at .376. The biggest output came from Paige Parker ’14 with 18 kills and a .478 hitting percentage, followed by Erica Skillman ’14 (10 kills, .562 hitting percentage), Melissa Morgan ’13 (10 kills, .500 hitting percentage), and Devin Grandi ’13 (8 kills, .333 hitting percentage).
The Crusaders proved to be a tough opponent in the first set, keeping the score tight and tying 13 times, but were unable to overcome the Scots’ efficient hitting (.385) which earned them the narrow 25-23 set victory. A 10-0 run in the second set propelled Wooster to a 25-17 win, and they carried the momentum into the third set where they dominated to win 25-12.
The Scots were unable to maintain their winning streak against the DePauw University Tigers (14-2, 2-0 NCAC) on Saturday, taking only one set from their conference opponents. After an early struggle in the first set which cost them the win by a 14-25 score, Wooster recovered in the next set and looked to be competitive. They held a narrow edge at 22-20 late in the set, but a five-point run by DePauw left them in the dust, 25-22.
Wooster jumped to an 11-1 lead in the third set, and while the Tigers pulled within one point of the tie at 22-21, the Scots were able to preserve their lead and avoid a sweep with two blocked shots from Zoe Zwegat ’14. They would maintain their offensive edge to win 25-21.
The Scots put up another strong effort in the fourth set, but were unable to contest a 6-0 run by DePauw which gave them a late advantage. Wooster fell 25-18.
Skillman and Morgan led the offense with 11 kills each, while Zwegat posted eight kills in addition to her nine total blocks (5 solo, 4 assists). Grandi contributed heavily with six kills and 16 digs, as did Parker who had 13 digs in addition to her six kills. Autumn Berry ’14 led the team in assists with 37 in total.
Wooster lost 3-1 on Tuesday night in a late road game at Denison University.
The Scots play a double-header tomorrow afternoon at home, taking on Hiram College at 12 p.m. and Otterbein at 4:30 p.m. in Timken Gymnasium.