The Case Western Reserve University volleyball team opened its two-day quad with a sweep of Hiram College 25-21, 27-25, 25-12 on Friday night inside Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland.

The Spartans evened their overall record at 3-3, while the Terriers dropped to 4-3 in 2026.

Stats and Standouts

• First-year Maya Zarow led the Spartan attack with 12 kills and a .545 hitting percentage
• First-year Ava Felgar added eight kills, two service aces, and four digs
• Senior Emily Goodpaster and junior Madeline Halter each had six digs with Goodpaster putting down six kills and Halter contributing five
• Senior Avery Basinger had a team-high 19 assists to go along with six digs, a kill, and a service ace
• First-year Piper Starling added 11 assists, six digs, and two service aces
• Junior Sophia Datto led the squad with 15 digs

First Set (25-21)

• After dropping the first point, CWRU won the next six on the service of Felgar to take an early lead
• Hiram cut the deficit to one, 9-8, before kills by Goodpaster and Halter and an ace by Basinger increased the Spartan advantage to four
• Case Western Reserve led by five, 17-12, on a kill by Zarow before Hiram used a 4-1 run to make the score 18-16
• The Terriers brought the deficit down to one, 22-21, on a service error
• However, a kill by Zarow, Hiram ball handling error, and ace by Felgar clinched the set for CWRU

Second Set (27-25)

• The Spartans led by five early in the second stanza, taking a 10-5 advantage on a block by Felgar and Goodpaster
• Hiram cut the deficit to four, but CWRU used a 9-3 run to take a nine-point lead near the end of the set
• Trailing 22-13, Hiram mounted a comeback, scoring four of the next five points
• The visitors fought off six set points, tied the score at 24, and took a 25-24 lead on a service ace
• Facing the possibility of losing the set, the Spartans responded
• Zarow put down a kill, followed quickly by Goodpaster
• Senior Sude Naz Item, serving for the chance to clinch the set, secured an ace to put CWRU ahead 2-0

Third Set (25-12)

• Riding the momentum of the second set win, the hosts won eight of the first nine points, including five on the service of Starling
• Hiram closed the gap to four, 14-10, before the Spartans won nine consecutive rallies to take a commanding 13-point edge
• Zarow had four kills during the run with the Terriers adding four attacking errors
• Four points later, a Hiram service error clinched the home victory for the Spartans

Spartan Notes

• The Spartans improved to 10-14 against Hiram since 2002, winning their fifth consecutive match in the series
• Zarow has recorded at least 10 kills in every match of the season, totaling 78 across 21 sets
• Case Western Reserve had a .267 hitting percentage in the match while holding Hiram to a .091 hitting percentage
• The win was the first this season at home for the Spartans and their second sweep of the campaign

Up Next

The Spartans will wrap up play at the CWRU Quad with a pair of matches on Saturday, facing Allegheny College at 10 a.m. and Colorado College at 2 p.m. inside Horsburgh Gymnasium.