Posted: Sep 04, 2021

Volleyball Finishes 3-0 Weekend With Sweep Over Catawba

Catawba

(2-2,0-0 SAC)

Northwood

(3-0,0-0 GLIAC)

Final

Catawba (2-2,0-0 SAC)

Northwood (3-0,0-0 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

K: 2 Players (#9, #24) - 5

B: Marable, Maggie - 3

D: Childress, Morgan - 7

SA: Colon, Arianna - 2

K: Sydney Sweet - 10

B: 2 Players (#6, #8) - 1

D: Olivia Ott - 13

SA: Sophia Oakes - 4

Team Stats

Catawba

Northwood

Hitting %

.099

.264

Blocks

6.0

1.0

Digs

Aces

Full stats

OVERVIEW – CATAWBA

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Catawba College 0 (25-18, 26-19, 25-15)

RECORDS: Northwood 3-0/Catawba 2-2

LOCATION: Croy Gymnasium – Findlay, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood Volleyball finishes a perfect opening weekend with a 3-0 sweep over Catawba Saturday afternoon (September 4).

INSIDE THE MATCH

Northwood set the tone for the day right at the start, scoring seven of the first eight points of the day. The Timberwolves stayed in control the rest of the set, leading by as many as 10 while not allowing Catawba to get any closer than six in NU's 25-18 win. NU had a strong set offensively, hitting .357 (14-4-28) while Catawba finished at .000 (8-8-32).
Catawba led 7-6 in the second set when the Timberwolves made a push. NU scored four straight and six of eight to go on top for good. Northwood got their lead to as many as six and matched that margin in the end of a 25-19 set win to go up 2-0. NU ended the second set hitting .286 (14-6-28) compared to CC at .238 (8-3-21).
Northwood started fast in the final set as well, scoring six of the first seven points. Catawba fought back to get within three at 16-13, but the Timberwolves responded with nine of the final 11 points to close out the sweep. Northwood ended the final set hitting .171 (11-5-35) but held Catawba to a .107 clip (8-5-28). NU's six service aces were key to the third set win.

MATCH STATS