PASADENA, Calif. – Caltech Volleyball took on Whittier Saturday afternoon at Braun Athletic Center, with the Beavers rallying late in the third set to tie it at 22-22.
Caltech pushed the third set to the limit, with 10 ties and three lead changes. A service ace from junior Ailsa Shen (Calgary, Alberta / Western Canada HS) sparked a 4-1 run from 4-4 to 8-5, and the Beavers led by as many as three points. Trailing 18-22 late, Caltech answered with a 4-0 run to tie the set, with senior Alize Bakker (Portland, Ore. / Westview) serving the final three points of the run and senior Juniper Schwartzman (Galesburg, Ill. / Galesburg) coming up with a solo block and a block assist on back-to-back points.
Sophomore Veda Chennupati (Collierville, Tenn. / Collierville) led the Beavers with nine points, all on kills, while hitting .444. Senior Marissa Till (Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville) added 6.5 points on six kills and a block assist, and Schwartzman finished with 5.5 points on four kills, a solo block and a block assist. Junior Stephanie Wallen (Miami, Fla. / Ransom Everglades) tallied four points on two kills and two solo blocks, and Shen served two aces.
Caltech hits the road again on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when Head Coach Tom Gardner and the Beavers travel to Orange to take on the Chapman Panthers at 7 p.m.
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