Volleyball Earns 3-2 Comeback Win At Walsh

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Walsh Cavaliers 2 (17-25, 9-25, 29-27, 25-22, 15-12)

RECORDS: Northwood 8-4, 3-0 GMAC | Walsh 4-4, 1-3 GMAC

LOCATION: Cecchini Center – North Canton, Ohio

RECAP:  Northwood Volleyball remains unbeaten in conference play with a dramatic 3-2 comeback win at Walsh Friday night (September 16).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• The opening set was tied 6-6 when the Cavaliers went on a run, scoring seven straight points to take a 13-6 lead. NU got back within four at one point, but Walsh maintained that lead the remainder of the set, eventually winning 25-17 for a 1-0 advantage.
• Walsh kept rolling early in the second as well, scoring the first four and nine of the first 10 points. That advantage got all the way to 18-3 as the Cavaliers cruised to a 25-9 second set win and a 2-0 advantage.
• The third set was much more competitive, with the largest lead for either team being three points. NU had the first set point at 24-23, only to see Walsh put up two straight points to get a set point of their own at 25-24. The Timberwolves eventually took the evenly-played set 29-27 to cut the Walsh lead to 2-1.
• In the fourth, the margin between the two teams was small throughout. The largest lead for either team was three points. WU led 19-16 when the Timberwolves made the key run, scoring seven of the next eight points to take a 23-20 lead. Northwood eventually won the set 25-22 to force a decisive fifth set.
• Northwood kept the momentum going early in the fifth, claiming the first four points. But Walsh responded right away, putting up six of the next seven points to go up 6-5. The Cavaliers were up 7-6 when the Timberwolves made the final run of the match to claim the comeback victory. NU scored eight of the next 10 points to go up 14-9. Walsh scored three in a row to get it back to 14-12 before the Timberwolves closed out the victory 15-12

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Walsh .261 (56-9-180), Northwood .185 (66-32-184)
• DIGS: Walsh 54, Northwood 70 (Megan Acs – 31)
• BLOCKS: Walsh 8, Northwood 5 (Sydney Sweet/Sydney Hasenfratz – Two)
• ACES: Walsh 5, Northwood 7 (Kiana Martens – Three)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Hasenfratz: 16 kills, nine digs, two aces, two blocks
• Martens: 15 kills, three aces, seven digs
• Sweet: 11 kills, two blocks, .409 attack percentage (11-2-22)
• Maya Ferland: 10 kills, .500 attack percentage (10-2-16)
• Venera Kadriu: Eight kills, 10 digs
• Acs: 31 digs (career-high)
• Brines: 51 assists, eight digs, four kills

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to Malone Saturday (September 17). First serve is set for 1 p.m.