John Carroll hung tough in the first two games before faltering in the third in its Ohio Athletic Conference home opener against Otterbein University Friday night at the DeCarlo Varsity Center.
Box Score
The first two games were decided by a total of eight points (25-20, 25-22) before the Cardinals rolled to a 25-13 win in game three.
John Carroll (13-8, 1-1 OAC), which has dropped four straight after a 13-4 start, was led by five kills from
Sarah Slagle and four blocks (two solo) by
Charlotte Sykora,
Melanie Rodriguez led all Blue Streaks with 13 digs.
Otterbein (14-4, 1-1 OAC) was led by Ally Nagle's ten kills while Rayna Coleman and Annie Juenger added nine apiece