COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Dominican volleyball team started their week hosting the Marauders of Central State in a non-conference matchup. The Panthers swept the Marauders after three sets, 3-0.  

The first set started in a dominant fashion by the Black and Gold, going on a 7-1 lead to start the game. Being a force at the net was outside hitter Ashley Chmielewski with seven kills. Jenna Peters collected six kills and led ODU in the ace category with three.  

To start set two, Central State tried to bounce back, evening the score at 11-11. But, with strong attacks from the Panthers, ODU was able to keep a three point lead the rest of the set, winning 25-21. Setter Macie Bowden led the team in assists with 12, behind her was Gabrielle Kirker with nine.  

The last set started with Central State taking the lead, forcing the Panthers to trail, 8-5. After sneaky attacks by the Marauders, they were able to force ODU to call a timeout with a lead of 19-13. After ODU's timeout, the Black and Gold fired off a 12-3 run to finish the set and win the match, 25-23. Libero Lauren Dinunzi and Christen Tarter led the Panthers with eight digs each. Ashley Aselage chipped in two blocks and six kills for the win. 

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The Black and Gold will remain home on Friday (October 11) to host G-MAC native, Kentucky Wesleyan at 6 PM.