William Smith swept Case Western Reserve before losing to No. 11 Calvin in a pair of volleyball matches Saturday in Cleveland.
The Herons finished the Case Western tri-match 17-5 overall after beating the host Spartans 26-24, 25-20, 25-21 and falling to Calvin 25-23, 25-15, 25-18, according to HWS Athletics.
Herons rally to take opening set against Case Western
William Smith trailed 20-14 in the opening set before forcing extra points. An Arielle Newsome kill and a Case Western hitting error completed the comeback for a 26-24 win.
The Herons started the second set with four straight points. Both teams recorded 12 kills, but eight Case Western hitting errors helped William Smith secure a 25-20 victory.
William Smith put down 15 kills in the third set, closing the sweep with two Emily Fulton kills and a Spartans attack error.
Newsome led the Herons with 12 kills and one error for a .500 hitting percentage. Cassidy Breuer had 11 kills, Fulton eight, Senya Dorny seven and Maren Hunt five.
Delainy Williams finished with 36 assists, eight digs, two aces, a block and a kill. Kali Vanderhoof led the defense with 12 digs; Fulton and Madilyn Kresl had seven each, and Breuer added six.
The Herons finished with 44 kills and hit .274, compared with Case Western's 39 kills and .225 hitting. William Smith recorded 42 digs, six service aces and five team blocks. Williams and Newsome served two aces each, and Newsome led the blocking effort with three.
Calvin finishes each set strongly
William Smith led early in the first set against Calvin, but the Knights came back and won 25-23 on a service ace.
Calvin hit .333 in the second set while holding the Herons to eight kills and eight hitting errors, taking a 25-15 win.
William Smith's offense improved in the third set, producing 13 kills and a .387 hitting percentage. Calvin answered with 17 kills, hit .412 and scored the final four points to finish the sweep.
Fulton and Breuer led William Smith with nine kills apiece against the Knights. Dorny had eight, Newsome four and Hunt two. Williams supplied 27 assists.
Vanderhoof finished with nine digs, Breuer six and Williams four. Fulton, Kresl and Addison Werner each had three. Newsome contributed four of the Herons' seven team blocks, with Hunt and Dorny adding two apiece.
Calvin finished with 43 kills and hit .315, while William Smith recorded 34 kills and hit .200. The Knights held an 11-1 advantage in service aces.
Breuer leads William Smith across both matches
Breuer totaled 20 kills, 12 digs, three blocks and three assists for the day. Fulton finished with 17 kills, 10 digs and an ace.
Newsome added 16 kills on .371 hitting, seven blocks, two digs and two aces. Dorny contributed 15 kills, two blocks, two digs and an ace, while Hunt finished with seven kills and four blocks.
Williams combined for 63 assists, 12 digs, two aces, two blocks and two kills. Vanderhoof had 21 digs and an ace.
Coach Derryk Williams said the Herons played well against Case Western and showed encouraging stretches against Calvin, while identifying adjustments to make before the Liberty League playoffs.
William Smith travels to Haverford, Pennsylvania, for another tri-match Saturday, Nov. 7. The Herons face No. 20 Batten at 1 p.m. and host Haverford at 3 p.m.
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