No. 25-ranked Volleyball sweeps Ohio Wesleyan in final non-conference tuneup

DELAWARE — The No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team swept Ohio Wesleyan 25-15, 25-19, 25-18 in its final non-conference tune-up on Wednesday at Branch Rickey Arena.

The Basics

• Records: #25 Ohio Northern (10-4), Ohio Wesleyan (13-3).
• Venue: Branch Rickey Arena - Delaware, Ohio.

Match Highlights

• Senior Ava Ehlinger  (New Carlisle/Tecumseh) led the Polar Bears with 13 kills and a .478 hitting percentage to go with 10 digs.
• Junior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) had nine kills and three blocks.
• Junior Sonia Dahlin  (Minnetonka, Minn.) finished with 8 kills and three blocks.
• Senior Grace Conrad had a team-best 23 assists and junior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a team-best 16 digs.
• Northern did not trail in the opening set and used a 6-0 run to break a 13-all tie and take a 19-13 lead.
• In Set 2, a 7-1 ONU run erased an early 3-1 deficit and gave the guests an 8-4 advantage.
• Later, a 5-0 run extended the lead to 18-9.
• Trailing 16-14 in the third and final set, Ohio Northern ended the match on an 11-2 run.
• The Polar Bears hit .344 with 42 kills, and the Battling Bishops hit .135 with 33 kills.

Notables

• Conrad now has 1,536 career assists. She is just 236 assists away from joining ONU's top-10 list in the category.
• Jennings has 1,352 career digs, which is 115 away from joining ONU's all-time top 10 in that category.
• Northern will now enter OAC play with the next nine matches against OAC foes.
• The Polar Bears are not done with their non-conference schedule, however, as Denison and Wittenberg will come to the ONU Sports Center Nov. 4 for a double-dual with Heidelberg to wrap up the non-conference slate after OAC play is completed.
• ONU is undefeated (10-0) against unranked teams in 2023.
• Sophie Windover is now 10-4 in her first season as head coach of the ONU volleyball team.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday when they open OAC play at home against Mount Union at 1 p.m.