Granville, Ohio- Carrying a win streak of 4, the Big Red hosted the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin Wallace University for the ultimate regular-season match of the 12 months. In a battle of two evenly matched groups, the Yellow Jackets have been ready to halt the Big Red momentum as Denison fell in straight units. Denison enters the postseason with a 13-15 total report following the loss.
Up Next: After a 4-3 convention report, the Big Red secured the 4th seed within the NCAC match. The Big Red will host No. 5 DePauw on Tuesday, November 11 within the quarter finals.
Match 1 (Denison 0, Baldwin Wallace 3) (21-25, 15-25, 14-25)
In the ultimate common season match of the season, the Big Red hosted the Yellow Jackets from Baldwin Wallace University. Baldwin Wallace, reigning from the OAC, marks the ultimate of the NCAC-OAC crossover matches that riddled this season’s schedule.
In the primary set, each groups discovered themselves in a back-and-forth battle. As the Big Red introduced it inside one level, the guests responded with a five-point swing to declare the momentum. Emily Monachino and Ayla Dunbar have been ready to report late kills, however the effort was too little as Baldwin Wallace claimed the primary set in a 25-21 resolution.
In the second set, Denison stored the match knotted at three all. However, the Yellow Jackets would go on to rating 19 of the following 25 factors to silence the Big Red crowd. The duo of Monachino and Dunbar have been ready to create a five-point run within the closing moments however it was Baldwin Wallace who was ready to seal the second set.
The Yellow Jackets have been unwavering of their assault, leaping out to an 11-2 lead and main by as a lot as 11 factors. The trio of Dunbar, Alice Kempf, and Carolina Parkhurst have been ready to string collectively back-to-back-to-back factors late. Ultimately, Baldwin Wallace claimed the deciding set in a 25-14 resolution.
In the match, the Big Red have been led by Monachino with eight kills. Amelia Kurtz and Alice Kempf led the best way with 14 and 12 assists, respectively. Kurtz shared the dig lead with Ryan Kotalik because the pair recorded 9 apiece.