Volleyball: Ohio Northern (6-2 Overall, 6-2 OAC) at John Carroll (4-4 Overall, 4-4 OAC)

Friday, March 26, 2021, 6 pm - DeCarlo Center, University Heights, Ohio

Friday's Preview: The Polar Bears will take to the road in their abbreviated 2020-21 season on Friday with a pair of matches at John Carroll at the DeCarlo Center ... Northern received 60 votes in this week's AVCA Division III poll, placing it 27th nationally ... ONU is looking to add to its modest 2-match winning streak after sweeping Wilmington on Tuesday ... Junior Melina Woods and senior Hope Williamson led a strong offensive attack for the Polar Bears ... Woods hit .355 with 16 kills and five errors on 31 attacks and Williamson hit .667 with 12 kills on 18 attacks for ONU ... Victoria Long had eight kills in the two matches for the Quakers (0-8, 0-8) ... Ohio Northern won the opener 25-12, 25-13, 25-9 behind 13 kills from Woods, six (on eight attempts) from Williamson and six from freshman Sydney Eggleton ... Northern hit .377 on 39 kills with 10 errors on 77 attempts, while Wilmington hit -.038 on 15 kills and 18 errors on 79 attempts ... Junior setter Kiki Carle had seven kills and 30 assists to lead ONU in the second match, a 25-16, 25-18, 25-4 victory ... In eight matches this season, Eggleton leads a balanced offensive attack for the Polar Bears with 70 kills ... Woods is second with 69 kills, Williamson is third with 56 kills, freshman Ava Ehlinger is fourth with 54 kills and freshman Madeline Gawthrop is fifth with 46 kill ... Junior Hannah Irmer is second in the OAC with 136 digs ... Carle is third in the OAC with an average of 9.17 assists per set ... Woods leads the team with 17 blocks ... Northern is second in the league with 62 aces as a team ... John Carroll saw its 4-match winning streak snapped with a pair of losses at No. 18-ranked Otterbein on Tuesday ... Cassi Calamunci is fourth in the OAC with 89 kills this season ... Jenn Follmer is second with 75 kills and Abigail Kirk is third with 64 kills ... All Bartolone has 154 assists and Maddie Mazlarz has 106 assists in JCU's 6-2 attack.

ONU Statistical Leaders:

All-Time Series: Ohio Northern leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 45-5 margin ... ONU is 18-2 at University Heights in the series ... ONU has won the last 23 matches, including a pair of 3-0 sweeps in 2019.

Head Coach Katie Kuhn: Kuhn is in her first season as the head women's volleyball coach at Ohio Northern with a 6-2 record, a winning percentage of .750.