DELAWARE, Ohio – The Franklin volleyball team hit the road to begin their third weekend invitational on Friday (Sept. 14) evening, taking on Otterbein College in the opening match of the Ohio Wesleyan Bishop Invitational.

The Grizzlies (4-5) struggled with the Cardinals (5-4), falling in three sets to halt their winning streak at four matches. Abigail Sewell topped the Grizzlies with seven kills, but the Franklin attack was stifled all afternoon by the Cardinals, hitting -.045 to Otterbein's .352.

The first set saw the Cardinals take an early lead, but Franklin would hang tight and midway through the set the score sat at 12-10 in favor of the Cardinals. The remainder of the first set was dominated by Otterbein, as they would take 13 of the final 18 points for a 25-15 win.

Set two saw the Grizzlies trailing 14-11 at one point, but another surge from the Cardinals led to a 25-14 victory in game two. Otterbein would go on to close out the sweep with a 25-11 set three win.

Kyra Harvey and Kyndall Boyll finished behind Sewell on the leaderboard with four kills each. Mackenzie Waldran handed out a team-high 12 assists and Libby Stahl finished with 19 digs, snapping a three-match streak of 20 digs or more. At the net, Harvey and Lexie Gifford led the Grizzlies with a pair of blocks each, all of the solo variety.

Franklin looks to get back in the win column on Saturday (Sept. 15) afternoon, wrapping up the weekend with two matches to close out the Bishop Invitational. Franklin takes on Trine at 1:00 p.m. before closing out the event with a 3:00 p.m. showdown against host Ohio Wesleyan.