Streak extends to 13 with one more win

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The last time DePauw lost a volleyball match was at the beginning of September.
Another statistic shows the Tigers are 39-4 in games.
There's no sign of slowing down.
Once again, the volleyball team managed to continue their winning streak on Saturday. The Tigers (13-2, 1-0 NCAC) traveled to Oberlin College (7-6, 0-2 NCAC), where they managed to get the win in three straight games.
The team seemed to have consistently improved throughout the game, the first ending at 25-17, the second 25-20 and the third 25-10.
"Games one and two, we put some great plays together, but we didn't play as cohesively as a team," said head coach Deb Zellers. "Consistency was a little hot and cold. I think we just had a little better resolve in game three. We really put it together."
They put it together for the 13th straight win for the Tigers.
Oberlin was also going into the game with a winning record, but DePauw was able to read the team and recognize how to defend against the Yeowomen.
"Oberlin did a really good job taking away one of our strengths," Zellers said. "Mary Kate Etling was coming off player of the week, and they recognized that and were doing a really great job following her with blocks."
But DePauw was successful by transferring the hits to other players who were able to get the points.
The player responsible for distributing those hits was freshman Faith Rolwes, who tallied 35 assists.
"Our passing was really good so it allowed me to be able to set multiple options and have our hitters put the ball away, plus our serve/receive was really great too," Rolwes said.
Even with Oberlin reading the team and taking away one of the strengths, DePauw really pulled through us-ing multiple players and showcasing the depth of the hitters.
"Our coach is always telling us to hold each other accountable," Rolwes said. "We've gotten better at doing that."
This weekend, the Tigers head to both Capital University (6-13) and Wooster College (11-5). But before that, DePauw faces Alma College (9-5) on Friday night.
"We're at that point in our season where we will start hitting the tougher part of our schedule, both in and out of conference," Zellers said.