MARIETTA, Ohio -- The 14th-ranked Mount Union volleyball team beat Marietta in three sets (25-20, 25-15, 25-13) on Wednesday night to improve to 15-4 overall and 2-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference.

For the Purple Raiders, it was their fifth consecutive victory and 12th in their last 13 matches.

Leading the way for Mount Union in the kills category were Nicole Snyder (Mentor/Lake Catholic) and Kara Berger (Mentor/Mentor) who recorded nine and six kills, respectively. 

Senior Kristen Gromes (Navarre/Fairless) picked up 15 digs to lead Mount Union and fellow senior Dee Glass (Medina/Medina) had five blocks.

Sophomores Sarah Schleich (Westfield Center/Cloverleaf) and Brittany Woodard (Diamond/Southeast) led the Raiders in the assist category.  Schleich tallied 17 assists and Woodard finished with 11.

Marietta fell to 13-5 overall and 2-1 in the OAC.

Mount Union takes its five-game winning streak into a weekend that features a matchup with third-ranked Wittenberg on Friday night in Springfield, Ohio, and conference foe Wilmington in Wilmington, Ohio, on Saturday morning.  The matches are slated for 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 a.m., respectively, and Wittenberg will provide a live video feed of Friday's match.

                            Short Box Score (Match)
                          2012 Mount Union Volleyball
      #14 Mount Union vs Marietta College (Oct 03, 2012 at Marietta, Ohio)

  Mount Union def. Marietta College 25-20,25-15,25-13

  Mount Union (15-4, 2-0 OAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Nicole Snyder 9-2-2;
  Kara Berger 6-0-1; Mary Tout 5-0-1; Mel Patterson 5-0-0; Taylor Webb
  5-0-3; Dee Glass 4-0-5; Sarah Schleich 1-1-0; Lauren Mastroine 1-0-0;
  Brittany Woodard 0-1-0; Totals 36-4-6.0. (Assists) - Sarah Schleich
  17; Brittany Woodard 11. (Dig leaders) - Kristen Gromes 15; Nicole
  Snyder 13; Lauren Mastroine 8

  Marietta College (13-5, 2-1 OAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Keri Horton
  8-0-0; Rachel Hackenberg 7-0-1; Alex VanGundy 5-0-0; Paige DeVriendt
  5-0-0; Kennedy Clyde 2-0-0; Kathryn Hanssen 2-1-1; Laura Mauer 0-0-2;
  Totals 29-1-2.0. (Assists) - Laura Mauer 22. (Dig leaders) - Jen Braun
  12; Amber Wiley 9; Laura Mauer 9

  Site: Marietta, Ohio (Fenton Court)
  Date: Oct 03, 2012   Attend: 187   Time: 1:07    
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