Friday-Saturday, Aug. 30-31, 2019 - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
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Preview: No. 23-ranked Ohio Northern will kick off its 2019 season Friday afternoon as it plays host to the 41st Annual ONU Invitational ... The tournament, which features five teams, will see three matches played on Friday afternoon and five contests on Saturday ... Northern will play the first match of the tournament at 2 pm on Friday as they take on #13 Illinois Wesleyan ... After #6 Wittenberg plays HCAC preseason favorite Transylvania (Ky.) at 4:30 pm, Northern will take on #2 Calvin (Mich.) at 7 pm to close out the first day of the tournament ... On Saturday, ONU will face #6 Wittenberg and Transylvania (Ky.) at 1 pm and 3:30 pm, respectively ... In all, eight matches will be played on the center and south courts ... Senior middle hitter Chelsea Huppert will look to lead Northern this season after after earning AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors each of the past two seasons ... A detailed preview of the 2019 Ohio Northern volleyball team can be found at the preview link above.
ONU Returning Statistical Leaders (2018 Stats):
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Huppert |
368 |
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Huppert |
70 |
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Hostetler |
43 |
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Hostetler |
540 |
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Wade |
1,041 |
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Jordan |
285 |
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Ellis |
59 |
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Irmer |
30 |
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Wade |
257 |
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Carle |
168 |
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Ellis |
228 |
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Wade |
23 |
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Wade |
19 |
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Irmer |
237 |
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Hostetler |
42 |
All-Time Series: Northern has won the tournament 17 times, including four of the last seven tournaments ... The Polar Bears have won nine of the previous 15 tournaments.
Head Coach Kate Witte: Witte is currently in her 29th and final season as the head women's volleyball coach at Ohio Northern … She owns a coaching record of 715-235, a .753 winning percentage, and is the school's all-time wins leader ... Witte announced that she will be retiring from coaching at the end of the 2019 season and will be replaced by former ONU All-American and current assistant coach, Katie Kuhn ... | Story |.
