Box Score The Case Western Reserve University volleyball team fell to Baldwin Wallace University 3-2 (25-23, 15-25 25-19, 22-25 and 12-15) on Wednesday night at Ursprung Gymnasium in Berea, Ohio.
With the loss, CWRU dropped to 4-5 overall on the season. The Yellow Jackets improved to 8-3 on the year with the win.
The Spartans were led on the attack by junior outside hitter Gianna Lambert who tallied 16 kills. First-year outside hitter Rea Marfatia contributed 12 kills, while sophomore middle blocker Jennifer Ngo added eight kills and a team-high nine block assists. Junior setter Sara Rogers rounded up 40 assists. In the back row for the Spartans, sophomore libero Alyssa Blessinger tallied 33 kills and Rogers contributed 19 throughout the match.
After tying the score early twice in the first set, the Yellow Jackets took a 21-17 lead. However the Spartans responded with a 5-1 run to tie the set at 22-22 after a kill by Lambert. CWRU scored three of the next four points to secure the 25-23 win.
The Spartans dropped the second set, but came roaring back in the third after a kill by Lambert put the team up 10-5. BW scored five straight points to even the score at 10-10, before CWRU rallied to score 12 of the next 19 points, en route to a 25-19 victory.
In the fourth, the Yellow Jackets hit the ignition to jump out to an 8-3 lead early. The Spartans came back to cut the deficit to 23-19, but BW would close out the set to earn the 25-22 victory.
CWRU fell behind early in the fifth, but rallied to tie the set at 9-9 after an attacking error by the Yellow Jackets. After a timeout, BW gained momentum and went on a 6-3 run to earn the win in the final set, clinching the match victory.
Case Western Reserve will now turn their attention to the first University Athletic Association round robin of the season, as the team will head to the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois this weekend. The Spartans will open conference play against fifth-ranked Emory University on Saturday, September 18th at 1:00 p.m. ET.
