Friday-Saturday, Sept. 15-16, 2017, - Smith Arena, Springfield, Ohio
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This Weekend's Preview: Ohio Northern will look to extend its 3-match winning streak this weekend with three matches at the Wittenberg Fall Classic ... On Friday, ONU will face #9 Washington (Mo.) at 5 pm ... On Saturday, Northern will play Clarkson (N.Y.) at 10 am before facing #3 Wittenberg at 4 pm ... The Polar Bears are coming off a 25-16, 25-29, 25-10 sweep at area-rival Bluffton on Wednesday ... Sophomore McKenna Jordan (Toledo/Saint Ursula) had a match-high 14 kills, sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) had 11 kills and sophomore Sydney Bapst (Grove City) added 10 kills for ONU. ... Through 9 matches this season, Jordan leads the team with 128 kills ... Huppert has 124 kills and 43 blocks ... Senior All-American Megan Nieszala leads the team with 211 digs and ranks 7th all-time at ONU with 1,498 career digs ... Senior All-American Haley Potters currently ranks 9th all-time at ONU with a .294 career hitting percentage ... Freshmen Katie Wade leads the team with 396 assists, an average of 11.00 per set ... Sophomore Kristin Langston leads the team with 13 service aces this season.
ONU Returners Statistical Leaders:
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Blocks |
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Aces |
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Assists |
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Jordan |
128 |
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Huppert |
43 |
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Langston |
13 |
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Nieszala |
211 |
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Wade |
396 |
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Huppert |
124 |
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Potters |
36 |
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Potters |
11 |
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Hostetler |
158 |
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Nieszala |
34 |
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Bapst |
88 |
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Wade |
13 |
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Sharlow |
8 |
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Wade |
107 |
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Broering |
10 |
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Jordan |
13 |
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All-Time Series: ONU leads the all-time series with Wittenberg 32-27 and trails Washington (Mo.) by a 25-5 count ... ONU and Clarkson have yet to meet in volleyball.
Head Coach Kate Witte: Witte is in her 27th season as head coach with a 671-223 record, a winning percentage of .750 ... She is the all-time winningest coach in ONU volleyball history.