Wagner leads Polar Bears in sweep over Muskingum

ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team got 11 kills from junior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) in a 25-22, 25-22, 25-15 victory over Muskingum in an Ohio Athletic Conference contest Friday evening at the ONU Sports Center.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (14-7, 4-3 OAC), Muskingum (5-15, 2-5 OAC)
• Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio

Match Highlights

• Wagner led ONU with 11 kills and a .458 hitting percentage.
• Freshman Olivia Baumann (Eaton) had 8 kills with a .348 hitting percentage.
• Junior Sonia Dahlin (Minnetonka, Minn.) and senior Ava Ehlinger (New Carlisle/Tecumseh) had 9 and 8 kills, respectively.
• Junior Lauren James (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington) had 6 kills and 4 blocks.
• Junior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a team-best of 25 digs.
• Senior Grace Irmer (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) had 14 digs on the night.
• Senior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had a team-best 25 assists.
• In the opening set, ONU broke a 7-all tie with a 10-3 run to lead 17-10. MU had a 7-2 run to pull within 23-22 but back to back kills from James and sophomore Caroline Hensley (Loveland/Bishop Fenwick) won the set 25-22 for ONU.
• The Polar Bears used a 11-2 run to turn a 2-all tie lead into a 13-4 advantage in Set 2. The Fighting Muskies fought hard with a 10-5 run closing the gap to 24-22 but a kill from Baumann ended the set.
• Ohio Northern rolled in Set 3, going on a 12-3 runs to lead 14-5 en route to a 25-15 victory.
• The Polar Bears hit .258 with 46 kills, while the Muskies hit .168 with 37 kills.

Notables

• Jennings has 1,478 career digs, and is now #10 ONU's all-time top 10 in that category.
• Conrad has 1,702 career assists. She is just 70 assists away from joining ONU's top-10 list in the category.
• Wagner ranks seventh all-time in ONU's top-10 list for hitting percentage, hitting .301 in 68 career matches.
• ONU leads the all-time series with Muskingum by a 64-17 margin. ONU is now 28-6 in matches at home.
• Sophie Windover is now 14-7 in her first season as head coach of the ONU volleyball team.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Wednesday night when they host OAC foe Baldwin Wallace in a 7 p.m. contest at the ONU Sports Center.