Volleyball gets 12 kills and 7 blocks from Lauren James, tops Capital in four sets on Senior Day
October 19, 2024
ADA — Senior Lauren James (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington) had 12 kills and seven blocks to lead the Ohio Northern volleyball team to an 18-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-14 victory over Capital on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (17-5 Overall, 3-2 OAC), Capital (9-13 Overall, 1-4 OAC).
- Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio.
Match Highlights
- James led all players with her 12 kills and seven blocks and hit a spectacular .733 for the match.
- Senior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) added 11 kills and four blocks.
- Sophomore Olivia Baumann (Eaton) chipped in seven kills.
- Senior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had a game-high 32 assists.
- Senior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a team-leading 19 digs.
- Capital was led by LChloe Preocanin with 11 kills.
- The Polar Bears hit .238 for the match with 47 kills, while the Comets hit .119 with 41 kills in the match.
Notables
- Ohio Northern leads the all-time series against CU by a 64-9 margin. ONU is 23-2 at home in the series.
- James is 9th all-time in ONU history with 333 total blocks and is 9th with 81 block solos in 96 career matches.
- Jennings has 1,926 career digs in 101 career matches and remains No. 5 on ONU's all-time top 10 list in that category.
- Jennings entered the 2024 season ranked eighth nationally in digs among active Division III players.
- Conrad played in her 100th career match. She is eighth on ONU's all-time career assist list with 2,355.
- Wagner now ranks fifth all-time in ONU's top-10 list for hitting percentage, hitting .331 in 96 career matches.
- She also has 1,144 career kills and needs just 32 more to crack ONU's top-10 career list in the category.
- Sophie Windover is now 33-15 in her two seasons as head coach of the ONU volleyball team, a winning percentage of .681.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action Wednesday evening with a 7 pm match at Otterbein.
