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Volleyball rallies for exciting 5-set victory at Mount Union

Volleyball rallies for exciting 5-set victory at Mount Union
Box Score
October 26, 2024

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern volleyball team rallied for an exciting 25-14, 20-25, 25-27, 25-17, 16-14 victory at Mount Union on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (18-6 Overall, 4-3 OAC), Mount Union (17-8 Overall, 5-2 OAC).
  • Venue: McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex - Alliance, Ohio.

Match Highlights

  • Senior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) had 17 kills and three blocks for ONU.
  • Freshman Summer Hoying (Fort Loramie) had 12 kills and four blocks.
  • Senior Lauren James (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington) had 11 kills and eight blocks.
  • Senior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had a season-high 46 assists.
  • Senior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a season-high 40 digs.
  • Mount Union was led by Heaven Bartell with 12 kills.
  • The Polar Bears hit .156 for the match with 65 kills, while the Purple Raiders hit .095 with 52 kills in the match.
  • Northern had an impressive 17 total blocks in the match, while Mount Union had 19 blocks.

 Notables

  • Ohio Northern leads the all-time series against UMU by a 56-8 margin. ONU is 19-4 at Mount Union in the series.
  • The Polar Bears remain in fifth place in the OAC Standings with two matches to go in th regular season. ONU can clinch a spot in the 6-team OAC Tournament with a victory in either of its last two matches.
  • James is 8th all-time in ONU history with 344 total blocks and is 9th with 85 block solos in 98 career matches.
  • Jennings has 1,995 career digs in 103 career matches and remains No. 5 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 2,423 in 102 career matches.
  • Wagner now ranks fourth all-time in ONU's top-10 list for hitting percentage, hitting .329 in 98 career matches.
  • She also has 1,176 career kills is tied for 10th all-time in ONU history in that category.
  • Sophie Windover is now 34-16 in her two seasons as head coach of the ONU volleyball team, a winning percentage of .680.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Wednesday evening with a 7 pm match againet Wilmington at the ONU Sports Center..