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Volleyball Remains Unbeaten In The GMAC With 3-0 Sweep Over Ohio Dominican
Posted: Sep 23, 2022

Volleyball Remains Unbeaten In The GMAC With 3-0 Sweep Over Ohio Dominican

Box Score
Game Leaders
Ohio Dominican
K: Olivia Kirksey - 7
B: Grace Zinchuk - 4
D: Alexis Keipert - 10
SA: Saige Avery - 3
Northwood
K: Sydney Hasenfratz - 11
B: Sydney Hasenfratz - 4
D: Megan Acs - 15
SA: Renee Brines - 4
Team Stats
Full stats

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Ohio Dominican Panthers 0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-15)

RECORDS: Northwood 10-4, 5-0 GMAC | Ohio Dominican 5-10, 1-4 GMAC

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP:  Northwood Volleyball extends its winning streak to six matches with a 3-0 win over Ohio Dominican Friday night (September 23).

INSIDE THE MATCH

  • The opening set was evenly-played throughout – the largest advantage for either team was an Ohio Dominican 16-12 lead. Northwood responded with a big run, putting up 10 of the next 13 points to take their biggest lead of the set at 22-19. The Panthers came right back with four straight points to go on top 23-22. Northwood was the better team late in the first, claiming three of the final four points for a 26-24 set victory.
  • A late NU push in the second broke open a close set. Northwood led 15-14 when the Timberwolves put up four straight points to go up 19-14. ODU got no closer than four points the rest of the way, as Northwood went on to a 25-18 set win and a 2-0 advantage in the match.
  • Much like the second set, the Timberwolves broke open a close set to earn the sweep. With the scored tied 11-11, Northwood claimed five straight points to go up 16-11. NU eventually scored 11 of the next 12 points to lead 22-12 on their way to a 25-15 win.

MATCH STATS

  • HITTING: Ohio Dominican .080 (31-23-100), Northwood .281 (36-12-89)
  • DIGS: Ohio Dominican 36, Northwood 39 (Megan Acs – 15)
  • BLOCKS: Ohio Dominican 7, Northwood 5 (Syndey Hasenfratz – Four)
  • ACES: Ohio Dominican 4, Northwood 7 (Renee Brines – Four)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

  • Hasenfratz: 11 kills, four blocks
  • Kiana Martens: Nine kills, two blocks, .389 attack percentage (9-2-18)
  • Brines: 34 assists,  four aces, five digs

NORTHWOOD NOTES

  • Northwood's six-match winning streak is its longest in volleyball since the GLIAC-Championship season of 2012, when the Timberwolves had separate streaks of nine (Sept. 14-Oct. 6) and eight (Oct. 19-Nov. 18).

UP NEXT

  • Northwood hosts Cedarville Saturday (September 23). First serve is set for 1 p.m.