The Case Western Reserve University volleyball team snapped a nine-match losing streak with a three-set win (25-16, 25-19, 25-23) over Bethany College on Wednesday night at Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland.

The Spartans improved to 10-16 this season, while the Bison fell to 8-17 in 2026.

Stats and Standouts

• Junior Madeline Halter had a team-high 13 kills, hitting .500 in the match
• First-year Maya Zarow added nine kills, three service aces, and five digs
• Junior Elena Esquivel paced the squad with 23 assists, adding four digs
• Junior Sophia Datto dug out 18 attacks, and first-year Ava Felgar blocked three attacks to go along with five kills
• Senior Katie Yanni filled the stat sheet, putting down seven kills, adding two blocks and three digs, and contributing an assist

First Set (25-16)

• With the score tied at three, CWRU won eight of the next nine points to take an 11-4 lead
• Zarow had a pair of service aces during the run with Halter adding three kills and Felgar contributing two
• The Bison cut the deficit to four, 17-13, with a 7-3 run
• The Spartans responded by winning the next seven points on the service of Zarow with Halter contributing another three kills during the run
• Bethany fought off three set points before first-year Isabel Haytayan ended the stanza with a kill

Second Set (25-19)

• Bethany led by three early in the period before three consecutive CWRU kills tied the score
• Leading by just one, 11-10, Case Western Reserve used the service of Esquivel to go on a 6-0 run
• Zarow and Haytayan each had two kills, putting the hosts up by seven
• The Spartans followed with a 7-2 run to take a 10-point lead and serve for the set
• The visitors would not go away, winning five consecutive points to keep the set alive
• Eventually, junior Sienna Olson put down a kill to finish the period

Third Set (25-23)

• The teams battled early in the third set with neither holding more than a three-point advantage throughout the stanza
• After Zarow gave the Spartans an 11-10 lead with a kill, Bethany followed with four points in a row to take a three-point lead
• CWRU quickly tied the score with three consecutive points and took a 16-15 lead on a Bethany attacking error
• The Bison reclaimed their three-point edge with a 5-1 run, looking to force a fourth set
• Halter put down a kill, first-year Piper Starling had a service ace, and the visitors had a bad set, tying the score at 20
• The teams traded attacking errors before a Bethany kill and Spartan bad set gave the Bison a two-point edge, 23-21
• Case Western Reserve won the next point on a kill by Zarow and forced an attacking error to tie the score
• Haytayan and first-year Maia Khetani blocked a Bethany attack, and the Spartans forced a bad set to conclude the match

Spartan Notes

• The Spartans improved to 6-2 against the Bison since 2002, extending their winning streak in the series to four matches
• Case Western Reserve improved to 3-6 at home in 2026
• The sweep was the sixth of the season for CWRU
• The Spartans had a .343 hitting percentage in the match, their third best in a contest this year
• Halter eclipsed 10 kills for the seventh time this season and for the third time in her last five matches

Up Next

The Spartans will finish the regular season with a home match against Wooster on Saturday. The team will honor its three graduating members as part of Senior Day prior to the 6 p.m. match.