Volleyball Sweeps Kentucky Wesleyan 3-0

OVERVIEW – KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 0 (25-19, 25-22, 21-18)

RECORDS: Northwood (14-14, 8-7 GMAC), Kentucky Wesleyan (6-20, 2-13 GMAC)

LOCATION: Woodward Heath & Recreation Center – Owensboro, Ky.

RECAP: Volleyball earns 3-0 sweep at Kentucky Wesleyan Saturday afternoon (October 29).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• The opening set was close early – the first three point lead of the match came with Northwood went up 15-12. That lead came in a stretch where the Timberwolves scored five straight points to take a 17-12 lead. NU led by as many as seven before taking the opener 25-19.
• After trailing 10-7 early in the second set, Kentucky Wesleyan took the lead in the at 13-12. The Panthers were up 19-16 when the Timberwolves fought back, scoring six of the next seven points to go up 22-20. Northwood eventually took the second 25-22 to earn a 2-0 advantage.
• NU led 5-2 early in the third before the Panthers came back to tie the score at 6-6.  With Northwood leading 11-10, the Timberwolves started the final key run of the match to close out the sweep. NU scored seven of the next nine points to go up 18-11. Kentucky Wesleyan go no closer than three points the rest of the way, as the Timberwolves took the third 25-20.

MATCH STATS 

• HITTING: Kentucky Wesleyan .126 (24-10-111), Northwood .145 (47-28-131)
• DIGS: Kentucky Wesleyan 47, Northwood 67 (Megan Acs/Venera Kadriu/Sophia Oakes – 15)
• BLOCKS: Kentucky Wesleyan 8, Northwood 5 (Sydney Hasenfratz – Four)
• ACES: Kentucky Wesleyan 2, Northwood 6 (Hasenfratz – Three)

TOP NU PERFORMERS 

• Hasenfrantz: 12 kills, four blocks, three aces, six digs
• Sydney Sweet: Nine kills, .389 attack percentage (9-2-18)
• Renee Brines: 36 assists, 12 digs, three kills

UP NEXT 

• Northwood will host Tiffin Tuesday night (November 1). Game time is set for 7 p.m.