OBERLIN, OH --The Oberlin College volleyball team lost to the visiting Wittenberg University Tigers 3-0 (14-25, 14-25, 24-26) on Saturday afternoon at Philips Gymnasium.

The loss dropped Oberlin's record to 10-4 overall and 1-2 in NCAC play, while the Tigers improved to 6-10 and 2-1 in league action.

Are'Anna Gill finished with seven kills on the day to lead the Yeowomen offense, while Natalie Dufour chipped in six kills to go along with three solo blocks. Iris Archibald to lead them defensively with seven digs, while Cami Sweet and Josie MacDonald each finished with six. 

How It Happened
SET 1 | The Yeowomen found themselves in an early hole, dropping a tough first set 25-14. Oberlin trailed 16-8 midway point as Wittenberg never surrendered the rest of the way. 

SET 2 | Oberlin then lost set two 25-14 to fall behind in the match two sets to none. A Sweet killed tied the score at 9-9 but the Tigers responded with six straight points to pull away for the win. 

SET 3 | Despite leading for the bulk of the set, Oberlin couldn't prolong the match and lost in set number three. The Yeowomen fell in a back-and-forth battle, losing 26-24 in a set that featured four lead changes and was tied seven times. Neither team had a lead of more than four points along the way. Oberlin led 24-22 and it appeared as if they were going to win the set when Andréa Jones slammed home a free ball but she whistled for a violation to even the count at 24-24 and the Tigers would secure the next two points to finish off the sweep. 

Game Notes
» Jillian Jendsen had a match-high four aces in the loss.
» Oberlin attackers were helped by a team-high 21 assists from Taylor Gwynne
» Oberlin hit a season-low .062 with 27 kills against 21 errors
» It was the the third straight loss for Oberlin

Oberlin is back in action on Wednesday night at the College of Wooster. The first serve is set for 7 p.m. 
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