OBERLIN, OH - Securing their third-sweep in under 24 hours, the Oberlin College volleyball team cruised to a three-set victory (25-20, 25-21, 25-22) over the Caltech Beavers to finish 3-0 in the Oberlin Invitaional. The Saturday win moves the Yeowomen to 7-1 on the season ahead of more home action next week.
Lauren Sands and Andréa Jones finished with nine kills on the day to lead the Crimson and Gold offense. Sands finished with a hitting percentage of .350, while Cami Sweet led the team with at .385. Oberlin scored 39 points off assists with Taylor Gwynne accounting for 36 of those tallies. Iris Archibald led them defensively, racking up 17 digs while Natalie Dufour made a pair of solo blocks.Â
Game Notes
» Zeynep Kaya had a match-high four aces in the win.
» Oberlin served up seven aces on the way to a first-set victory.
» Eight players notched at least one kill in the match, with seven earning four or more.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Strong serving helped the Yeowomen take set one 25-20. Oberlin totaled seven aces in the set victory. The Yeowomen ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza.
SET 2 | Oberlin carried the momentum from a set-one win by securing a 25-21 victory in set two. The Yeowomen never trailed by more than five points and grabbed the advantage for good at 18-17 in a set that showcased four lead changes before the Crimson and Gold took over in the second half of the stanza.
SET 3 | Oberlin took the third set to sweep the match. The Yeowomen persevered in a back-and-forth set to win 25-22 in a stanza that featured two lead changes and was tied nine times. Neither team opened up a lead of more than four points along the way. The Oberlin offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.
Fans can watch all the home matches live online. Home contests can be accessed on a TV through the official Oberlin College Sports Network app on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.
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