Volleyball wraps up Great Lakes Cross Over with sweeps of Hiram, Chatham (Pa.)

Volleyball wraps up Great Lakes Cross Over with sweeps of Hiram, Chatham (Pa.)
August 31, 2024

CEDAR POINT — Ohio Northern wrapped up its competition in the 2024 Great Lakes Cross Over tournament with a 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 sweep of Hiram and a 25-10, 25-15, 25-15 swwep of Chatham (Pa.) on Saturday.

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The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (3-1 Overall), Hiram (1-2 Overall), Chatham, (Pa.) (0-4 Overall).
  • Venue: Cedar Point Sports Center - Cedar Point, Ohio.

Match Highlights v Hiram

  • Senior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) had a match-high 13 kills and hit a team-best .550 for the match.
  • Senior Lauren James (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington) added nine kills and five blocks.
  • Senior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had 20 assists.
  • Senior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a team-best 10 digs.
  • Hiram was led by Emily Richardson with 10 kills.
  • Ohio Northern's offense was in high gear all match, as the squad hit .400 or better in each of the three sets.
  • The Polar Bears hit .418 with 49 kills in just 91 attempts, while the Terriers hit .200 with 32 kills.

Match Highlights v Chatham

  • Wagner led ONU with eight kills and hit .467 in the match.
  • James had six kills in just seven attempts and hit .714 for the match.
  • Senior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had 14 assists.
  • Senior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a team-best 10 digs.
  • Chatham was led by Zoie Bateman with 9 kills.
  • The Polar Bears hit .342 with 35 kills, while the Cougars hit .047 with 24 kills.

Notables

  • ONU is 15-1 all-time against HC and is 2-0 all-time against CU.
  • Jennings now has 1,626 career digs, and moved up to No. 9 on ONU's all-time top 10 list in that category.
  • Jennings entered the 2024 season ranked eighth nationally in digs among active Division III players.
  • Conrad moved up to eighth on ONU's all-time career assist list with 1,920 in 82 career matches. 
  • Wagner ranks seventh all-time in ONU's top-10 list for hitting percentage, hitting .308 in 76 career matches.
  • Sophie Windover is now 19-11 in her second season as head coach of the ONU volleyball team.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Sept. 6-7 at the Juniata (Pa.) Invitational.