CWRU Sweeps Oberlin in Return to Horsburgh

CWRU Sweeps Oberlin in Return to Horsburgh

Bookmark and Share

In its first home match in nearly two weeks, the Case Western Reserve University volleyball team defeated Oberlin College in three sets, 25-22, 25-12, 25-17, at Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland on Wednesday night.

The Spartans improved to 5-8 this season, while the Yeowomen dropped to 2-8.

Stats and Standouts

  • Senior outside hitter Kalli Wall led the team with 12 kills and had a .600 attacking percentage
  • Senior middle blocker Amanda Ngo added nine kills and a team-high four total blocks
  • Sophomore setters Elena Esquivel (20 assists, 13 digs, six kills, two blocks, two service aces) and Avery Basinger (15 assists) split time directing the team's offense
  • Sophomore defensive specialist Sophia Datto contributed 12 digs and two service aces

First Set (25-22)

  • The teams battled early in the first set, with Oberlin holding a 9-7 advantage
  • A kill by Ngo started a 5-0 CWRU run that included a pair of kills by Wall
  • The Yeowomen won seven of the next 10 points to reclaim the advantage at 16-15
  • Ngo tied the score with a kill and gave Case Western Reserve the lead with a block
  • Three consecutive points by the visitors put Oberlin ahead, 19-17
  • The Spartans responded with three points in a row to take the lead
  • After the visitors tied the score, kills by Wall and senior middle blocker Kiya Levy put the Spartans ahead 22-20
  • Oberlin tied the score at 22, but following a timeout, the hosts closed the set with three consecutive points

Second Set (25-12)

  • The visitors led 6-4 early in the second set, but the Spartans won 13 of the next 15 points to take a commanding 17-8 lead
  • Levy and Ngo each had two kills during the run
  • Following two quick Oberlin points, CWRU closed the set with an 8-2 run

Third Set (25-17)

  • With a 4-0 run early in the third stanza, the Spartans pulled ahead 11-6
  • Esquivel and first-year outside hitter Elena Stone each had a kill during the brief run
  • The Yeowomen were able to cut their deficit to three, 12-9, but two kills by Wall and service ace from Datto gave the Spartans a six-point advantage
  • Back-to-back kills by Wall, her 11th and 12th of the match, gave CWRU its largest lead of the set to that point, 17-10
  •  A 4-1 Oberlin run cut the team's deficit to four, 20-16, but that would be the closest the visitors would get as the Spartans ended the match with five of the next six points

Spartan Notes

  • CWRU improved to 31-2 against Oberlin since 1994, extending its winning streak in the series to nine matches
  • The Spartans had a .355 attacking percentage in the match, their best of the season in a single match
  • After dropping the first six matches of the season, Case Western Reserve has won five of its last seven contests
  • CWRU improved to 27-3 inside Horsburgh Gymnasium over the last four seasons