Box Score Oberlin, OH - October 19, 2022  -- The Women's Volleyball Team held off a determined Oberlin squad to win in five sets on Wednesday night at Oberlin, 25-23, 25-13, 26-28, 13-25, 15-13.

After winning a tight first set, 25-23, the Terriers dominated set #2, 25-13, and appeared to be on the verge of a straight-set sweep.  Hiram came very close to doing that when the teams were tied at 24 in the third set, but Oberlin pulled out the win to stay alive.

With renewed hope, Oberlin captured the fourth set in convincing fashion, 13-25, to set the stage for the fifth and final set.

In another tight set, the Terriers prevailed, 15-13, to improve to 3-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, good for fourth place and tied in the loss column for third place with Ohio Wesleyan.

Sophomore middle Cate Maguire led the offense with 11 kill shots and accounted for a total of 13.5 points.  Senior right side hitter Maddie Burns tied Maguire's 11 kills and four block assists to total 13 points.  Freshman outside hitter Brooke Norris added nine kills and was in on four block assists.

Freshman setter Brooke Fishback contributed 23 assists, three service aces and 12 digs.  Freshman setter Erin Burke tied Fishback with three service aces.   Senior outside hitter Kenzie Brannon topped the Terriers with 16 digs.

Defensively, sophomore middle Emily Richardson stood tall again with a whopping nine blocks and a total of 11.5 points.

You can see the Terriers in person this Saturday, October 22, during Homecoming weekend as they host DePauw in another important NCAC match at 1PM.

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