Yellow Jackets pick up two wins to start season

ADA, Ohio – The 2014 campaign started out with a bang for Head Coach Brie Brenner and her team, going 2-0 in the Ohio Northern Invitational on day one.

DC met up with Wooster for the first match of the season.  Despite dropping the first set, the Yellow Jackets went on to beat Wooster 3-1.

The first set required a little bonus volleyball, as the Fighting Scots outlasted DC 29-27 to take the 1-0 lead.

The Yellow Jackets came back with a vengeance the next game.  They took game two by a count of 25-17.  DC was able to finish off Wooster in the next two sets, winning those 25-20 and 25-22.

Kelsey Tietje (Deshler, Ohio / Patrick Henry) led all attackers in the match.  She had 14 kills and just two errors through the four sets.  She also added three solo blocks to lead everybody in that category as well.

Ari Mahaffey (Porter, Ind. / Chesterton) and Meredith Shank (Maumee, Ohio / Springfield) added 11 kills and 10 kills, respectively.

Alicia Kalik (South Lyon, Mich. / South Lyon) picked up right where she left off last season.  She ended the four sets with 34 assists.  She nearly had a double-double as she also added nine digs.

Leading the team in digs was Rebecca Kain (Orland, Ind. / Prairie Heights) with 10.

DC took the momentum from the first match and kept it going in their next match against Thiel.  The Yellow Jackets easily disposed the opposition, winning in straight sets.

Kalik had another big game for DC.  She had 26 assists and added another seven digs.  Her total for the two matches ended with 60 assists and 16 digs.

Kain again led DC in digs, this time getting 12 digs in the match.  Freshman Sydney Unger (Frankfort, Ind. / Clinton Central) added eight digs, the second most for the Yellow Jackets against Thiel.

Leading the team in kills was Mahaffey, this time with 13.  Tietje and Shank added seven and six, respectively.

This marks the third straight year in which DC has started off the season 2-0.