RICHMOND, Ind. – The Earlham College volleyball team scored a five-set win over Hanover College on Senior Day in Druley Performance Gym to remain undefeated in conference play.
Caylee Brandes tied her career high with 20 kills to lead the Quakers. The senior hit .280 with four blocks.
Sadie Mae Calma recorded her seventh triple-double of the season with 15 kills, 23 assists and 11 digs.
Emma Ledford led the setters with 32 assists, while
Madison Bizjak led the back row with 26 digs and three aces.
Addison Piatt scored 12 kills with a .204 hitting percentage with 21 digs and two aces.
As a team, the Quakers scored 63 kills with a .174 hitting percentage, seven blocks and seven aces.
Hanover opened the first set with a 7-3 lead, and hit .200 to take the set win. Leading 19-17, the Panthers closed out the frame with a 6-1 run.
The Quakers jumped out to an 8-1 lead in set two, and led 13-5 before a Hanover run. The Panthers steadily worked the score back, but a pair of points gave the Quakers the win 25-21.
Hanover hit just one error in set three, contributing to a .308 hitting percentage as a team in the set win. Tied at 17, Hanover went on an 8-2 run to win the set.
Trailing 9-8, Earlham went on an 8-2 run to open a lead in set four. The Quakers later scored five straight to lead 22-13 before Hanover pulled them back. The Panthers scored seven straight points to trail just 23-21, but Earlham scored a kill and an ace to send the match to the fifth set.
Earlham swung .316 in set five, jumping out to a 7-1 lead early. Hanover started a run after trailing 11-6, but the Quakers scored two straight kills to end the match.
At 7-0 in conference play, the Quakers hold a two-game lead over the rest of the HCAC standings heading into the final week of competition. With three teams tied at 5-2, the Quakers head to Bluffton University on Wednesday for a 7pm road matchup. Earlham will then finish its season at Manchester University on Saturday.
