Volleyball tops Mount Saint Joseph, falls at No. 24 Transylvania (Ky.) on busy Saturday
Mt. St. Joseph
2-8,0-0 HCAC
1
VS
Ohio Northern
7-3,0-0 OAC
3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. St. Joseph 2-8,0-0 HCAC | 26 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 1 |
| Ohio Northern 7-3,0-0 OAC | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 3 |
#24 Transylvania (Ky.)
7-5,0-0 HCAC
3
VS
Ohio Northern
6-3,0-0 OAC
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 Transylvania (Ky.) 7-5,0-0 HCAC | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Ohio Northern 6-3,0-0 OAC | 22 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Ohio Northern
K:
Erin Wagner
- 22
B:
Lauren James
- 10
D:
Rachel Jennings
- 24
SA:
Summer Hoying
- 2
Mt. St. Joseph
K:
Sicking, Emma
- 16
B:
2 Players
(#26,
#4)
- 4
D:
Wilking, Grace
- 20
SA:
Wilking, Grace
- 4
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Ohio Northern | Mt. St. Joseph |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | 0.303 | 0.137 |
| Blocks | 15 | 7 |
| Digs | 74 | 63 |
| Aces | 4 | 7 |
Game Leaders
#24 Transylvania (Ky.)
K:
Isabella Myers
- 14
B:
3 Players
(#17,
#8,
#24)
- 3
D:
Ava Beltsos
- 16
SA:
Megan Sweeney
- 2
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Ohio Northern | #24 Transylvania (Ky.) |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | 0.16 | 0.275 |
| Blocks | 7 | 7 |
| Digs | 52 | 52 |
| Aces | 1 | 5 |
September 21, 2024
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ohio Northern volleyball team fell at No. 24-ranked Transylvania (Ky.) 25-22, 25-18, 25-18 and defeated Mount Saint Joseph 24-26, 25-21, 25-15, 26-24 on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (7-3 Overall), Transylvania (7-5 Overall), Mount Saint Joseph (2-7 Overall).
- Venue: Beck Center - Lexington, Ky.
TU Match Highlights
- Senior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) had a team-high 12 kills with three blocks.
- Freshman Summer Hoying (Fort Loramie) chipped in seven kills.
- Senior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had 21 assists.
- Senior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a team-leading 15 digs and senior Grace Irmer (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) had 13 digs.
- Transylvania was led by Isabelle Myers with a match-high 14 kills.
- The Polar Bears hit .160 with 36 kills, while the Pioneers hit .275 with 53 kills in the match.
MSJ Match Highlights
- Senior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) had a match-high 22 kills with six blocks and hit .400 for the match.
- Freshman Summer Hoying (Fort Loramie) chipped in a career-high 15 kills with 11 digs and hit a team-high .480.
- Junior Lauren James (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington) added nine kills and tied her career-high with 10 blocks.
- Senior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had 31 assists.
- Senior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a season-high 24 digs.
- Senior Ava Ehlinger (New Carlisle/Tecumseh) had eight kills.
- MSJ was led by Emma Sicking with 16 kills.
- The Polar Bears hit .303 with 64 kills, while the Lions hit .137 with 51 kills in the match.
Notables
- Ohio Northern leads the all-time series against Transylvania by an 8-5 margin.
- Mount Saint Joseph leads the all-time series with Ohio Northern by a 35-26 margin.
- Jennings now has 1,712 digs in 89 career matches, and is No. 6 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 is eighth on ONU's all-time career assist list with 2,057 in 88 career matches.
- Wagner now ranks fifth all-time in ONU's top-10 list for hitting percentage, hitting .323 in 84 career matches.
- She also has 942 career kills and needs just 58 more to reach the 1,000-kill plateau.
- Sophie Windover is now 23-12 in her second season as head coach of the ONU volleyball team.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action Tuesday night at 7 pm at Albion (Mich.)