Volleyball falls at No. 8 Wisconsin-Oshkosh in tough four-set contest

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Ohio Northern volleyball team opened play at the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Marty Petersen Invitational with a 25-16, 23-25, 26-24, 25-16 loss to the No. 8-ranked tournament hosts on Friday night at the Kolf Sports Center.

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The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (4-1), #8 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (8-0)
• Venue: Kolf Sports Center - Oshkosh, Wis.

The Match

• Junior Lauren James (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington) led the Polar Bears with 12 kills
• Junior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had 36 assists and 10 digs.
• Junior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had 24 digs.
• ONU hit .108 with 42 kills, while the Titans hit .232 with 60 kills.
• UWO led wire-to-wire in the opening set.
• Northern won the tight second set that saw 17 ties and 7 lead changes.
• The third set was also tight with 11 ties, but the host Titans scored the final two points to hang on 26-24.
• UWO did not trail in the fourth and final set.

Notables

• The Polar Bears suffered their first defeat after a 4-0 start to the season.
• ONU is still undefeated against unranked teams in 2023.
• Sophie Windover is now 4-1 in her first season as head coach of the ONU volleyball team.

Up Next

The Polar Bears return to action Saturday at the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational against Millikin (Ill.) at 10 a.m. and Carthage (Wis.) at 12 p.m.