Volleyball Finishes 3-0 Weekend With Sweep At Lake Erie

OVERVIEW – LAKE ERIE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Lake Erie Storm 0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-14)

RECORDS: Northwood 12-5, 7-2 G-MAC / Lake Erie 2-13, 1-6 G-MAC

LOCATION: Painesvile, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood volleyball completes a 3-0 road weekend with a sweep over Lake Erie Saturday (September 30).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• Lake Erie led 13-12 in the opening set when Northwood took over. Five straight Timberwolves points put NU up 17-13. Lake Erie got no closer than three the rest of the way, as the Timberwolves took the first set 25-19.
• The Storm scored the opening three points of the second set, but it was all Northwood the rest of the way. NU scored the next nine points to take a six-point lead. Northwood's 11-point lead at the end of the set (25-14) was their largest of the second.
• Northwood started the third with an 11-3 run to take control of the set early. The Timberwolves led by as many as 12 and did not allow the Storm to get any closer than seven the rest of the way. NU closed out the sweep with a 25-14 win.

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Lake Erie .080 (21-14-87), Northwood .376 (43-11-85)
• DIGS: Lake Erie 28, Northwood 46 (Megan Acs – 12)
• BLOCKS: Lake Erie 5, Northwood 4 (Sydney Sweet/Sydney Hasenfratz – Two)
• ACES: Lake Erie 7, Northwood 12 (MacKelle Thompson – Five)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Hasenfratz: 10 kills, two aces, two blocks
• Sydney Sweet: Eight kills, two blocks, .583 attack percentage (8-1-12)
• Olivia Ott: Eight kills, 10 digs, .467 attack percentage (8-1-15)
• Kiana Martens: Seven kills, .400 attack percentage (7-1-15)
• Caitlin Warnshuis: Seven kills
• Renee Brines: 34 assists, three kills, six digs, two aces

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Just two weeks ago, these two teams played a to a fifth set, with Northwood winning 17-15 to earn a 3-2 victory.

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Hillsdale Friday (October 6). First serve is set for 7 p.m.