Volleyball Earns 3-0 Sweep Over Kentucky Wesleyan

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SCORE:  Northwood Timberwolves 3, Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 0 (25-13, 25-18, 30-28)

RECORDS: Northwood 15-10, 10-4 G-MAC / Kentucky Wesleyan 6-20, 4-11 G-MAC

LOCATION: Owensboro, Ky.

RECAP: Northwood volleyball earns a 3-0 sweep at Kentucky Wesleyan Saturday (October 28).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• Northwood scored five of the first six points of the match to set the tone for the opening set. KWC got within one at 11-10 but that is as close as the Panthers would get. An 8-1 run for Northwood made the lead 18-11, setting the Timberwolves up to take the opener 25-13.
• Set two was tied 10-10 when the Timberwolves scored four straight. NU eventually scored six of the final seven points to give the Timberwolves the second set 25-18.
• Trailing 7-6 in the third, the Panthers made their first big run of the day, scoring five straight to go up 11-6. Northwood responded with eight of the next 11 to take a 14-13 lead, only to see KWC come back to take an 18-16 lead. The two teams went back-and-forth down the stretch, with the set being tied at 20-20, 21-21, 22-22, 23-23, 24-24, 25-25, 26-26, 27-27 and 28-28 before Northwood earned the final two points to close out the final set 30-28.

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Kentucky Wesleyan .161 (39-19-124), Northwood .287 (42-13-101)
• DIGS: Kentucky Wesleyan 43, Northwood 52 (Megan Acs – 14)
• BLOCKS: Kentucky Wesleyan 4, Northwood 8 (Kiana Martens – Five)
• ACES: Kentucky Wesleyan 0, Northwood 6 (Sophia Oakes/Martens – Two)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Martens: 13 kills, 10 digs, five blocks, two aces
• Sydney Hasenfratz: 10 kills, three blocks, .600 attack percentage (10-1-15)
• Renee Brines: 32 assists, eight digs, four kills

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host G-MAC leader Walsh Friday (November 3). Match time is set for 7 p.m.