Volleyball Claims 3-1 Road Win At Findlay

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY                                     

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Findlay Oilers 1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-16)

RECORDS: Northwood 18-11, 13-5 G-MAC / Findlay 21-7, 14-4 G-MAC

LOCATION: Findlay, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood volleyball earns its second straight big road win Friday (November 10), taking down Findlay 3-1.

INSIDE THE MATCH

• The opening set was tied 9-9 when Findlay made a run to go up 14-11. Northwood responded with five straight points to go up 15-14, only to see the Oilers respond with five straight of their own to lead 19-15. UF went on to take the set 25-21 for
• NU trailed 10-8 in the second when the Timberwolves posted a 7-0 run to earn a 15-10 lead. The Oilers chipped away at the lead but got no closer than two the rest of the way. Northwood eventually took the set 25-22 to level the match 1-1.
• Northwood kept the momentum going early in the third, scoring 10 of the first 13 points of the set. The Timberwolves did not allow Findlay to have a chance in the third, as UF got no closer than six the rest of the way. The Timberwolves took the set 25-15 for a 2-1 lead.
• Findlay started the fourth with three straight points, but NU responded in a big way to take control. Northwood scored seven straight points to take a 7-3 lead. The Timberwolves maintained their advantage the rest of the way, leading by as many as 10 down the stretch. The Timberwolves took the fourth 25-16 to close out the 3-1 victory.

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Findlay .141 (39-21-128), Northwood .290 (60-22-131)
• DIGS: Findlay 44, Northwood 63 (Megan Acs – 17)
• BLOCKS: Findlay 9, Northwood 5 (Sydney Sweet – Three)
• ACES: Findlay 5, Northwood 4 (Renee Brines – Two)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Hasenfratz: 13 kills, two blocks
• Caitlin Warnshuis: 13 kills
• Kiana Martens: 12 kills, 14 digs
• Sweet: 10 kills, three blocks, .450 attack percentage (10-1-20)
• Renee Brines: 46 assists, four kills, eight digs

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• The last two nights, Northwood has defeated teams on the road it had lost to at home earlier in the season. The teams NU beat the last two nights had a combined 28-5 conference record entering the weekend (Walsh – 15-1, Findlay – 13-4).

UP NEXT

• Northwood finishes the regular season with a match at Tiffin Saturday (November 11). Match time is set 4 p.m.