From Case Western Reserve University Athletics

The Case Western Reserve University volleyball team defeated Hiram College in a close-played match on Wednesday night, winning a 3-2 (24-26, 25-21, 23-25, 28-26, 17-15) decision in Horsburgh Gymnasium.

CWRU's record improves to 14-5 with the win, while Hiram drops to 13-6 on the season.

Senior outside hitter Marian Barton recorded a season-high 21 kills, one shy of her career-high 22 kills set against Baldwin Wallace last season. Freshman outside hitter Brianna Lemon (15), freshman middle hitter Haley Sims (13) and freshman outside hitter Karley King (10) each added double-digit kill totals during the match for CWRU. Sophomore setter Shannon Carroll set a career-high with 56 assists, topping her previous career-high of 53 assists.

Defensively, Lemon led all Spartans with 19 digs, with Carrol picking up 15 of her own and sophomore libero Karina Bondelid adding 14 digs.