Westminster drops five-setter with Earlham

Photo by Jason K.

CLEVELAND--The Westminster College women's volleyball team suffered a five-set loss to Earlham Friday night at the Case Western Reserve Quad. 

Earlham, trailing 2-1, rallied for a 25-20 win in the fourth before surging to a 15-9 fifth set win. The Quakers claimed a 25-23 decision in the first before Westminster took the second 25-21 and the third 25-17. 

Senior Shelby Rambo (East Palestine, Ohio, Crestview) powered the Titans' attack with 12 kills on 26 attempts. Sophomore Morgan O'Brien (Pittsburgh, Pa., Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) finished with 11 kills on 20 swings while junior Liv Trent (Pittsburgh, Pa., Brentwood) registered a 10-kill, 13-dig double-double in her first action of the season. She was also in on five blocks. Freshman Kylie Anthony (Harrison City, Pa., Penn-Trafford) totaled nine kills and 20 digs. 

Junior Anna-Kate Davis (Boonsboro, Md., Boonsboro) finished with a career-high 24 assists to go along with eight digs and back-to-back service aces in the third. Senior Angie Nardone (Ellwood City, Pa., Lincoln) finished with 17 assists and six digs. Sophomore Brooke Gecina (Aurora, Ohio, Aurora) had nine digs and a pair of service aces. 

Westminster took an early 2-0 lead in the fifth on back-to-back kills by Rambo. Earlham scored the next eight points en route to the decisive set win. The Quakers hit .448 as a team in the fifth. 

Up Next:
Westminster will take on Heidelberg at 11 a.m. and Case Western Reserve at 3 p.m. on Saturday.