Box Score

COLUMBUS – The Capital University volleyball team took leads in each set Saturday, but came just short of sustaining those leads in a 25-22, 26-24, 25-20 setback against Baldwin-Wallace in an Ohio Athletic Conference affair at the Capital Center.

The Crusaders (10-19 overall, 2-5 OAC) led by three or more points during at least one point in each set, but couldn't keep the momentum going in any case.

Senior Leanne Schaefer (Verona, Wis.; at right) led Capital with nine kills, while sophomore Melissa Verhoff (Ottawa, Ohio) totaled eight kills, five digs and a pair of blocks.

Senior Shannon Quinn (Miamisburg, Ohio) and freshman Natalie Briggs (Pataskala, Ohio) led the defense with 17 and 16 digs, respectively.

Freshman Katie Weilbacher (Grove City, Ohio) added a team-best 17 assists along with eight digs and two service aces.

Tied at 9-9 in the first set, the Crusaders rode the serve of sophomore Kelly Leonard (Cincinnati, Ohio) to a 13-9 advantage before Baldwin Wallace (12-15, 4-3) rebounded to narrow its deficit with a three-point run. The two teams went back and forth before a three-point sprint put the Yellow Jackets ahead 24-20. Capital withstood a pair of set points before BW ended the period with a kill.

The two teams traded points again in the second, with the Crusaders taking a 23-19 advantage on a block by Verhoff and freshman Olivia Arledge (Frankfort, Ohio). Following a timeout, the Yellow Jackets scored three straight and withstood a pair of match points to tie it a 24-all. BW tallied the last two points to take a 2-0 match lead.

In the third, Capital jumped out to a commanding 9-3 lead before a 7-1 Yellow Jackets run made it 10-10. Baldwin Wallace went on to take six of the last 10 points in the set to take the match.

The Crusaders play their final road match of the regular season Tuesday at Muskingum. Match time is set for 7 p.m. in New Concord, Ohio.