Volleyball: Ohio Northern (10-3 Overall, 0-0 OAC) at OAC/HCAC Challenge
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 23-24, 2016, Collier Arena, Hanover, Indiana
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Preview: Ohio Northern enters this weekend's contest after posting a 4-set victory over area-rival Bluffton Tuesday evening ... Senior Ashley Borchers had a double-double to lead ONU, registering 12 kills and dishing out 36 assists ... Freshman Haley Potters had a team-high 13 kills and freshman Sydney Fecko added 12 kills for the Polar Bears, who hit an impressive .319 for the match ... The tournament will feature eight teams from the Ohio Athletic Conference and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference ... Ohio Northern, Capital, Baldwin Wallace and Muskingum will represent the OAC in the tournament ... The Polar Bears will take on Mount St. Joseph Friday at 2 pm and follow that contest with a matchup against Hanover (Ind.) at 6 pm ... Northern will also take on Transylvania (Ky.) and Bluffton at 10 am and 2 pm on Saturday ... Potters and freshman Chelsea Huppert are tied for first on the tema with 106 kills ... Borchers currently ranks first on the team and third in the OAC with 416 assists and leads the conference with a .422 hitting percentage ... Borchers also ranks third on the team with 96 kills ... Junior Megan Nieszala currently leads the team and ranks fifth in the OAC with 217 digs ... Potters currently leads the team and ranks fourth in the OAC with 41 blocks ... Huppert ranks second on the team with 39 blocks ... As a team, Ohio Northern ranks seventh nationally with 13.61 kills per set ... Northern also ranks seventh nationally with 12.83 assists per set and ranks sixth nationally with 19.89 digs per set.
ONU Statistical Leaders
Kills |
Blocks | Aces | Digs | Assists | ||||||||||||||
1. | Huppert | 106 | 1. | Potters |
41 | 1. | Potters |
16 | 1. | Nieszala |
217 | 1. | Borchers | 416 | ||||
Potters | 106 | 2. | Huppert | 39 | 2. | Hostetler |
15 | 2. | Hostetler |
180 | 2. | Nieszala | 46 | |||||
3. |
Borchers | 96 | 3. | Borchers | 33 | 3. | Borchers | 14 | 3. | Jordan | 143 | 3. | Broering |
41 | ||||
Head Coach Kate Witte: Witte is in her 26th season as head coach with a 647-220
record, a winning percentage of .750.