Chicago, Ill. - DePauw moved to 15-5 on the season after splitting today's matches at University of Chicago's Gargoyle Classic. The Tigers opened with a 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 26-24) loss to UC Santa Cruz before blanking the host and 14th-ranked Maroons 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-20).
In the opening match against UC Santa Cruz, the Tigers and Banana Slugs battled through a tight contest that included 34 ties and 15 lead changes.
Madeline Ozersky led DePauw with 14 kills and five blocks, while
Julia McWaters had a team-high 22 assists.
Logan Walters and
Allie Landry had two aces each and
Addison Hooker finished with 12 digs.
Alice Taylor paced Santa Cruz with 18 kills with Margo Melgoza totaling 48 assists. Ella Sniezek and Olivia Phillips each had two aces with Shiraz Benyoucef pacing the squad with 18 digs. Maddie Marshall totaled five blocks in the win.
The Banana Slugs outhit DePauw .284-.224 and held a 66-48 edge in kills.Â
Ozersky led DePauw with nine kills against Chicago with
Julia McWaters pacing the team with 12 assists and 13 digs.
Lauren Bohn finished with two aces, while
Jen Proeh and
Izzy Wallace had four blocks each.
Thalita Marangon led the Maroons with 11 kills with Ellie Maxwell totaling 28 assists and 15 digs. Julia Lewkowitz and Madeline Lambros each finished with two blocks.
DePauw outhit Chicago .252-.119 with Chicago leading in kills, 40-37. The Tigers led in blocks, 8-3, and in aces, 6-4.
The Tigers take on Westminster (Mo.) tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. CDT.
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