Volleyball improves to 8-3 on season with 4-set victory at Albion (Mich.)

ALBION, Mich. — Ohio Northern volleyball team won a 4-set non-conference battle 25-18, 23-25, 25-11, 25-14 at Albion (Mich.) on Tuesday evening.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (8-3 Overall), Albion (2-13 Overall).
• Venue: Kresge Gymnasium - Albion, Mich.

Match Highlights

• Senior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) had a match-high 19 kills with three blocks and hit .447.
• Freshman Summer Hoying (Fort Loramie) chipped in 12 kills and hit .500.
• Senior Ava Ehlinger (New Carlisle/Tecumseh) had 11 kills and hit .556.
• Senior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had 24 assists and freshman Haley Hammer (Cecil/Fairview) added 22 assists.
• Senior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a team-leading 26 digs.
• Albion was led by Carly Frank with 12 kills. 
• The Polar Bears hit .390 with 61 kills, while the Britons hit .147 with 43 kills in the match.

Notables

• Ohio Northern leads the all-time series against Albion by a 3-0 margin.
• Jennings now has 1,738 digs in 90 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 2,081 in 89 career matches. 
• Wagner now ranks fifth all-time in ONU's top-10 list for hitting percentage, hitting .325 in 85 career matches.
• She also has 961 career kills and needs just 39 more to reach the 1,000-kill plateau.
• Sophie Windover is now 24-13 in her second season as head coach of the ONU volleyball team.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action Friday and Saturday when they host the 45th Annual ONU Invitational at the ONU Sports Center.