Volleyball falls to No. 7 Washington (Mo.) in first round of Washington Invitational

Ohio Northern 4-1

Washington (Mo.) 6-0

Final

Ohio Northern 4-1

Washington (Mo.) 6-0

Volleyball falls to No. 7 Washington (Mo.) in first round of Washington Invitational

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Ohio Northern

K: Ellie Gillespie - 9

B: Kaitlann Hogrefe - 2

D: Ellie Gillespie - 16

SA: Ellie Gillespie - 1

Washington (Mo.)

K: Alex Sheredy - 15

B: 2 Players (#13, #24) - 3

D: Kalehua Katagiri - 16

SA: Meghan Byrne - 4

Team Stats

Ohio Northern

Washington (Mo.)

Hitting %

.109

.250

Blocks

3.0

6.0

Digs

Aces

Full stats

September 6, 2013

By Tim Glon

| Tournament Site |

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — The Ohio Northern volleyball team opened play in the 2013 Washington (Mo.) Invitational Friday night with a 25-15, 25-18, 25-21 loss to No. 7-ranked host Washington (Mo.) at the WU FieldHouse.

The Polar Bears fall to 4-1, while the Bears improve to 6-0.

Sophomore Ellie Gillespie led ONU with nine kills and 16 digs.

Freshman Kelli Weininger added eight kills and sophomore Heather Saunier had 27 assists.

Alex Sheredy paced Washington with a match-high 14 kills.

Northern hit .109 for the match with 31 kills, while Washington hit .250 with 46 kills.

Ohio Northern will face a pair of top-10 ranked schools to complete tournament play in Saturday, facing No. 3 Wittenberg at 11 am (EST) and No. 10 Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) at 2:30 pm.