Volleyball Drops 3-0 Match At Walsh

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORE: Walsh 3, Northwood 0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-14)

RECORDS: Northwood (9-5, 3-3 GLIAC), Walsh (5-8, 1-4 GLIAC)

LOCATION: North Canton, Ohio – Alumni Arena

RECAP: Northwood struggles throughout in 3-0 road loss at Walsh.

INSIDE THE MATCH

• Northwood trailed 7-2 early and never recovered in the opening set. The Timberwolves got back within four at 12-8, but an 8-3 Cavalier led Walsh to a 25-15 win.  
• The Timberwolves got off to a much better start in the second set, scoring eight of the first 11 points. Walsh chipped away at the lead, but Northwood still led 21-19 late. That is when the Cavaliers took control, as Walsh claimed six of the final seven points to earn a 2-0 lead with a 25-22 victory.
• Walsh came out hot from the start of the third set, scoring the first six points. Northwood bounced back with six of the next eight points to make the score 8-6, but that was as close as NU would get. Leading 13-9, Walsh scored eight of the next 10 points en route to a 25-14 win and a 3-0 sweep.

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Northwood .018 (25-23-111), Walsh .270 (39-12-100)
• DIGS: Northwood 43 (Sommer VandenBerge – 12), Walsh 58
• BLOCKS: Northwood 3 (Colleen Mayer – 2), Walsh 12
• ACES: Northwood 1 (Brenna Murphy – 1), Walsh 6

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Brenna Murphy: Five kills, 11 digs
• Sydney Greulich: Six kills
• Colleen Mayer: Five kills, two blocks
• Hailey Jones: 19 assists
• Sommer VandenBerge: 12 digs

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Findlay Friday night (October 7). First serve is set for 7 p.m.