TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Earlham College volleyball team took a 3-1 road win at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Wednesday evening to improve to 6-0 in conference play.
Caylee Brandes led the Quaker offense with 17 kills, a .341 attack percentage, and five blocks.
Addison Piatt scored 12 kills with a .205 attack percentage and five aces. With a team-high 18 digs, Piatt reached 1,000 career digs.
Emma Ledford led the setters with 29 assists, while
Sadie Mae Calma dished out 12. Reigning HCAC Defensive Player of the Week
Madison Bizjak collected 15 digs to set a new program record for most career digs. The senior sits at 1,933 digs.
As a team, the Quakers scored 48 kills with 16 aces and 12 blocks.
Trailing 11-8,. The Engineers went on a 9-1 run to take the lead. The Quakers posted a run after trailing 24-20, but dropped the set 25-23.
The Quakers hit .242 in the second set, and jumped out to an 11-4 lead. The Engineers went on an 11-1 run to lead 15-12, but six straight points by Earlham gave the Quakers a 22-18 lead. Bizjak then closed out the set with a pair of aces.
After the Engineers took a 6-2 lead in set three, the Quakers went on a run to lead 8-7. Earlham later scored eight straight points to take a 21-13 set lead. Brandes then scored three kills in the final five points of the frame for a Quaker win.
Six straight points gave the Quakers an 11-5 lead in set four, and the Quakers took a 20-14 lead before an Engineer rally. The Quakers scored 13 kills as a team to take the win in the set and the match.
At 6-0 in conference play, the Quakers will host the defending HCAC Tournament champions on Saturday for Senior Day in Druley Performance Gym. First serve against Hanover is scheduled for 2 pm.
