SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology volleyball team defeated Marietta in four sets and fell to Heidelberg in three sets on the final day of the Wittenberg Invitational.
In the opener, Rose-Hulman relied on balanced hitting to defeat Marietta 25-21, 19-25, 25-23, 25-20.Â
Elizabeth Canon led four players with double figures in kills by recording a team-high 15.
Sophia Koop and
Kate Wood had 14 kills each, and
Jillian Gregg added 11 kills.
Gregg led the team with 31 assists, and
Sophia Harrison contributed 20 assists to the effort. Koop also had a team-high four service aces.
Defensively,
Kylie Rathbun led Rose-Hulman with 22 digs. Allie Fulks and
Emily Buchta had a team-high three block assists each.
In the nightcap, Heidelberg improved to 8-3 on the season with a 25-18, 25-14, 25-21 victory.
Canon had a team-high 12 kills, and the duo of Wood and Koop had seven kills each. Gregg contributed 21 assists.
Rathbun (22) and Koop (20) each crossed the 20-dig mark in the final match of the day.
After the tournament, Koop was named to the all-tournament squad at the Wittenberg Invitational.
Rose-Hulman stands 5-6 on the season. The Fightin' Engineers open the 2021 regular season home schedule against Webster University on Tuesday at 7 pm.
