ORANGE, Calif. – Caltech Volleyball took on Chapman Tuesday night at Hutton Sports Center, with the Beavers leading by as many as five points in the second set.
The Panthers took the three-set SCIAC match, but Caltech had its moments early in each of the first two sets. In the opener, the Beavers started with a 6-2 run, led by as many as four points at 11-7, and pulled within one at 17-18 late. In the second set, Caltech opened with a 7-1 run, from 0-1 to 7-2, highlighted by back-to-back aces from senior Alize Bakker (Portland, Ore. / Westview) and consecutive kills from sophomore Veda Chennupati (Collierville, Tenn. / Collierville High School), and went on to lead by as many as five points.
Chennupati led the Beavers with seven points, all on kills. Bakker added 6.5 points on four kills, two aces and a block assist, and senior Marissa Till (Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville High School) tallied six kills while hitting .417. Senior Juniper Schwartzman (Galesburg, Ill. / Galesburg HS) and junior Noelle Wilkinson (Bentonville, Ark. / Thaden School) each finished with five points.
Head Coach Tom Gardner and the Beavers return to Pasadena on Saturday, Nov. 7, to host the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas at 2 p.m.
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