No. 24 Volleyball falls to No. 19 Mt. St. Joseph, No. 17 Transylvania (Ky.) in OAC/HCAC Challenge

WESTERVILLE — The No. 24 Ohio Northern volleyball team fell to No. 19 Mt. St. Joseph and No. 17 Transylvania (Ky.) on Friday night in the OAC/HCAC Challenge hosted by Otterbein. MSJ won the first game 25-18, 14-25, 19-25, 28-26, 15-10. Transylvania won the second game 25-19, 24-26, 25-14, 25-20.

The Basics

• Records: #24 Ohio Northern (9-4), #19 Mt. St. Joseph (11-1), #17 Transylvania (Ky.) (10-5)
• Venue: Rike Center - Westerville, Ohio

ONU v Mt. St. Joseph Match

• Junior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) led ONU with 19 kills.
• Senior Ava Ehlinger  (New Carlisle/Tecumseh) and junior  Sonia Dahlin  (Minnetonka, Minn.) finished with 13 kills each.
• Junior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) led ONU with 29 digs to go with 22 from junior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) and 13 from senior Grace Irmer (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli).
• Grace Conrad had a team-best 41 assists.
• After dropping the first set, ONU answered by winning the next two sets before falling in five sets.
• ONU hit .166 with 62 kills, and MSJ hit .181 with 60 kills.

ONU v Transylvania Match

• Ehlinger led ONU with 14 kills to go with 13 from Wagner and 10 from Dahlin.
• Jennings had a team-high 21 digs for ONU.
• Conrad finished with 31 assists.
• After dropping the first set, the Polar Bears battled to a 26-24 win in the second set before falling in four sets.
• ONU hit .135 with 51 kills, and TU hit .291 with 60 kills.

Notables

• Wagner led ONU with 32 total kills on the night, followed by Ehlinger (27) and Dahlin (23).
• ONU is undefeated (9-0) against unranked teams in 2023.
• Sophie Windover is now 9-4 in her first season as head coach of the ONU volleyball team.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Wednesday at Ohio Wesleyan at 7 p.m.