RICHMOND, Ind. – The Earlham College volleyball team dropped a non-conference match in five sets to Wittenberg University on Tuesday evening in Druley Performance Gym.
Addison Piatt and
Sadie Mae Calma led the Quaker offense with 18 kills each. Piatt added three aces and a team-high 21 digs while Calma dished out 15 assists with 16 digs.
Ciara Logan hit double-digit kills with a .200 attack percentage and four blocks.
Emma Ledford led the setters with 25 assists.
Madison Bizjak and
Grace Gwin both collected 14 digs in the back row.
As a team, the Quakers scored 64 kills with a .183 attack percentage and 10 aces.
The Quakers claimed set one after hitting over .200 as a team. Wittenberg then hit over .300 with only four total errors in sets two and three to take the lead. A 5-1 run late in set four gave the Quakers a set win and forced an extra frame. Trailing 9-7 in the fifth set, Wittenberg scored seven straight to lead 14-9. The Quakers scored a point on a kill by Logan, but the Tigers won the match just one point later.
Earlham continues conference action this weekend with a match at Transylvania University on Saturday. First serve is scheduled for 2 pm.
