COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital University volleyball team concluded the 2022 edition of the Pam Briggs Classic on Saturday morning with a 3-1 loss to Earlham College. 

The Comets went 1-2 at the annual event in which they co-host with Otterbein each year. This year's edition featured the hosts Capital and Otterbein, along with Birmingham Southern, Defiance, Thiel, Hanover, and Earlham. 

The Comets were defeated by Hanover and Earlham, while they beat Defiance. 

Today's match saw Capital go a dramatic distance with Earlham, but ultimately fall by a final score of 3-1. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first set went the way of the Quakers by a score of 25-17, before both teams refused to give up in the second set. The Comets gave Earlham all they could handle, leading to a 30-28 second set score. Unfortunately for Cap, that score again favored the opposition. 

The Comets again took the Quakers deep in the third set, but this time, they got the benefit of the doubt, claiming the third set 26-24. 

Despite that third set momentum from the Comets, Earlham claimed the decisive fourth set 25-23 to take the match 3-1. 

In the match, Capital got solid play from several players including a double-double from Lindsay Rich and two 20+ assist performances from Jordyn Hoffman and Reagan Willoughby. 

Rich, along with Audrey James led the team offensively with 10 kills each. Rich paired those 10 kills with 12 digs, three blocks and an ace. James added three digs to her offensive output. 

Guiding the offense was again the two-setter tandem of Jordyn Hoffman and Reagan Willoughby. Willoughby had the slight edge with 21 assists, while Hoffman put up 20 set-ups. 

Defensively, the Comets gobbled up nine total blocks as a team. Four of those block assists went the way of Caleigh Hamby, while both Larissa Smith and Alissa Holler added a solo swat and three assists. Lindsay Rich also put back three block assists. 

In the back row, freshman Abby Brunner once again led the team with 15 digs. She was followed closely behind by Paree Furness who had 13 scoops, and Rich who recorded her double-double with 12 digs. 

THE OPPONENT
Kills - Olivia Kyrk (16)
Aces - Mallory Cox (2)
Blocks - Olivia Kyrk / Jasmyn Meeker (2)
Assists - Erin Wagner (45)
Digs - Jennifer Shamel (19)

UP NEXT
Capital will take to the road this coming Wednesday, September 14th for another non-conference game at Ohio Wesleyan University.