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Winner Otterbein OTT 1-0,0-0 OAC
0
Bridgewater (VA) BC 0-2,0-0 ODAC
Winner
Otterbein OTT
1-0,0-0 OAC
3
Final
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Bridgewater (VA) BC
0-2,0-0 ODAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Otterbein OTT 25 25 25 (3)
Bridgewater (VA) BC 19 22 23 (0)
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Winner Otterbein OTT 2-0,0-0 OAC
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Messiah Mess 1-1,0-0 MAC Commonwealth
Winner
Otterbein OTT
2-0,0-0 OAC
3
Final
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Messiah Mess
1-1,0-0 MAC Commonwealth
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Otterbein OTT 25 25 25 (3)
Messiah Mess 14 9 17 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

RV Cardinals roll to opening day victories

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – In dominant fashion, the Otterbein University volleyball team earned a pair of sweeps in the squad's season opener. Receiving votes in the preseason AVCA poll, the Cardinals knocked off Bridgewater and Messiah in straight sets. 

GAME ONE: Otterbein 3 Bridgewater 0

Sophomore Emerson Baum was spectacular, finishing with 15 kills and a .483 hitting percentage. In addition to her team-leading 15 kills, Baum contributed a team-high five total blocks in the win. 

With eight kills apiece, Maddie Mergen and Lexi Scott were critical to the Otterbein offense. Sophomore Chandler Crowell tacked on seven kills in the middle. 

In her Otterbein debut, Elise Adelman dished out 18 assists and finished with 15 digs. Also tallying a double-double was senior Olivia Vitaz with 16 assists and 10 digs. Juniors Ashley Kefauver (12 digs) and Makenzie Schellenberger (10 digs) also totaled double digits. 

GAME TWO: Otterbein 3 Messiah 0

Picking up right where they left off, the Cardinals cruised to a straight set victory over Messiah. Mergen's nine kills paced Otterbein in game two, swinging at a .471 clip. Vitaz and Adelman each finished with 11 assists, as Vitaz racked up 11 digs as well. Kefauver also totaled 11 digs for the Cardinals. 

Finishing with 10 service aces, sophomore Gabi Whittenburg recorded a career and team-high of four, as Grace Ganz contributed three aces. 

Tomorrow, the Cardinals wrap up the weekend at the Battlefield Classic with matches against Carnegie Mellon and the host Bullets. Games will begin at 1:30 and 4 p.m.
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