Delaware, Ohio - In a match that included 29 ties and 11 lead changes, host Ohio Wesleyan rallied for a 3-2 (12-25, 29-27, 20-25, 25-19, 15-13) North Coast Athletic Conference win over DePauw. The Tigers dropped to 18-6 overall and 4-2 in the NCAC, while the Battling Bishops improved to 13-9 overall and 5-1 in conference play.
The Tigers came out in dominant form in the opening set as they outhit Ohio Wesleyan, .371-.024 and finished with a 10-1 run.
In the second set, the Battling Bishops fought off three set points before evening the match score at 1-1. The Tigers regained the lead as they never trailed in the third set and led by as much as 10 at 21-11 before holding off an Ohio Wesleyan surge.
In the fourth set, the hosts pulled away with an 8-1 stretch to even the match at 2-2. The fifth set included seven ties and five lead changes before Ohio Wesleyan won two of the final three points for the win.
Jen Proeh led the Tigers with 13 kills, while hitting .400.
Kaiden Harrington and
Addison Hooker each added 12.
Julia McWaters paced DePauw with 25 assists with Hooker and
Lauren Bohn finishing with three aces each. Proeh totaled five blocks including four solos and
Lacey Pickering finished with 22 digs.
Natalie Dieball and Jordanne Shannon had 16 kills apiece for John Carroll with Abby Nulph totaling 14. Jenna Ashbrook led the way with 30 assists and Nulph had two aces and three blocks. Dieball totaled 18 digs in the win.
DePauw outhit the Battling Bishops .222-.185 with Ohio Wesleyan leading in kills, 67-60. The Tigers also led in aces (6-4) and blocks (10-6).
The Tigers wrap up NCAC regular season play on Saturday, Oct. 31, with a Noon home match against Wittenberg.
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