COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital University volleyball team fell in straight sets to Marietta College on Wednesday evening via scores of 25-22, 25-22, 25-17. 

With the result, Capital falls back to 8-15 overall and 0-6 in the conference, while Marietta improves to 17-5 overall and 5-1 in the OAC. 

Capital found themselves in a heavy attack-minded first set, trading blows with the Pioneers. Both teams swung a .200+ hitting percentage in the first set and a late flurry of chances from Capital seemed to give the Comets a chance. With Lindsay Rich serving, Capital staved off four set points, thanks in large part to the all around play of Rich. First, Rich landed a kil, then she aced a Pioneer, followed by a Pioneer attack error. The final point in the run again proved to be a kill from Rich. Unfortunately, a kill from Marietta's Jillian Fellers ended the comeback. 

In the second set, Capital's attack petered out slightly, but in the end, they still found a way to stick around and make things difficult on the Pioneers. Back-to-back kills from Alissa Holler and Sydney LaPointe tied the match at 19-19, setting up an interesting final few points. However, Marietta landed four kills of their own to end the Capital momentum. 

The third and final set got away from Capital early and the team just could not recover, giving the visitors the set 25-17 and the match 3-0. 

THE NUMBERS
Capital was led up front in kills by Lindsay Rich who landed 11 on 29 swings. Both Alissa Holler and Larissa Smith hit down eight kills. Reagan Willoughby guided the offense with 25 assists. 
Rich, Smith, and Abby Brunner each landed one service ace for the Comets. 

Defensively, Brunner led all players with 22 digs, while Willoughby added 13 digs of her own to complete a double-double. 

At the net, the Comets found themselves fairly efficient with seven team blocks, but also made mistakes, committing four blocking errors. Caleigh Hamby led Capital with four total blocks – two assists and two solo swats. Alissa Holler was in on three block assists. Larissa Smith made two blocks of her own, and Lindsay Rich accounted for the only other block. 

THE OPPONENT
Kills - Maggie Fellers (13)
Aces - Jillian Fellers (2)
Assists - Emory Spitler (35)
Blocks - Becca Phelps (5)
Digs - Emory Spitler (13)

UP NEXT
Capital will stay home on Saturday, October 22nd for a 1 p.m. first serve with John Carroll University. The Comets will kick off the day with a 12:50 p.m. senior day recognition, honoring seniors Paree Furness, Sydney LaPointe, Caleigh Hamby, Reagan Willoughby, Bradan Mast, Aubrey Margraf, and Regina Cetnarowski.