Volleyball splits matches on the road against Kenyon, Denison

GRANVILLE — The Ohio Northern volleyball team split matches with a win over Kenyon 25-14, 25-12, 25-18 and a loss at Denison 17-25, 25-22 15-25, 25-23, 15-13 on Saturday afternoon.

Details

• Records: Ohio Northern (11-16 Overall), Kenyon (5-19 Overall), Denison (13-14 Overall).
• Venue: Livingston Gymnasium - Grainville, Ohio.

Kenyon Highlights

• Freshman Julian Gaier (Fort Loramie) led the Orange and Black in kills with eight.
• Sophomore Summer Hoying (Fort Loramie) added six kills.
• Freshman Ella Meers (Stow/Stow-Monroe Falls) led ONU in assists with 15.
• Junior Jocelyn Obszarski (Cincinnati/Mercy McAuley) and freshman Kathryn Knaak (Westlake) had five kills each.
• Freshman Madelyn Banks (Nashport/Licking Valley) led ONU in assists with 23.
• Kenyon was led by Sarah Brown with 10 kills.
• The Polar Bears hit .299 for the match with 37 kills, while the Owls hit .089 with 29 kills in the match.

Denison Highlights

• Hoying led the Polar Bears with 19 kills.
• Junior Olivia Baumann (Eaton) added 12 kills 
• Junior Kate Zellers (Monroeville, Ind./Heritage) had 11 kills for ONU
• Obszarski had eight kills in the match
• Meers led Northern in assists with 27.
• Denison was led by Emily Monachino with 17 kills.
• The Polar Bears hit .258 for the match with 65 kills, while the Big Red hit .212 with 66 kills in the match. 

Notables

• Northern leads the all-time series against Kenyon 22-1 and against Denison 26-4.
• Obszarski is first in the OAC in total blocks with 101.
• Baumann leads the team in kills this season with 256 and in digs with 321.
• Meers is the team leader in assists with 500.
• Sophie Windover is now 48-34 in her third season as head coach of the ONU volleyball team, a winning percentage of .585.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday at home against Wittenberg at 12 pm.