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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – The Otterbein volleyball team improved to 5-0 on the season Tuesday night, emerging with a competitive four-set victory at nearby Ohio Christian University.

The Cardinals, playing on the road for the first time after sweeping its home tournament over the weekend, walked away from the Maxwell Center by scores of 25-20, 22-25, 25-23-25-23.

The Cardinals were paced by freshman Dasha Bruyako, who notched a double-double effort with a team-high 11 kills to go along with 18 digs. Classmate Alyssa Elsea and junior Alana King-Mendenhall were right there alongside with 10 kills each.

Junior Hadley Sterett, the reigning OAC 'Player of the Week,' had six kills across two sets while middle Morgan Lowenkamp went a quick 4-0-7 in just one set of action. Libero Ashlyn Leon came up with a match-high 31 digs while setter Andrea Miller joined Bruyako in the double-double club with 40 helpers and 17 digs. Freshman Hillary Sterett contributed 12 digs and a pair of service aces.

The Cards hit .179 as a team but limited the Trailblazers into a .103 percentage on the other side.

Otterbein will be back in action this coming weekend, heading to play four matches at the Kenyon Invitational in Gambier, Ohio. The Cards are slated to take on Transylvania and Denison on Friday before squaring off against La Roche and Geneva come Saturday afternoon.