Volleyball rallies for exciting 5-set victory at Mount Union

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern volleyball team rallied for an exciting 25-14, 20-25, 25-27, 25-17, 16-14 victory at Mount Union on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (18-6 Overall, 4-3 OAC), Mount Union (17-8 Overall, 5-2 OAC).
• Venue: McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex - Alliance, Ohio.

Match Highlights

• Senior Erin Wagner (Massillon/Perry) had 17 kills and three blocks for ONU.
• Freshman Summer Hoying (Fort Loramie) had 12 kills and four blocks.
• Senior Lauren James (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington) had 11 kills and eight blocks.
• Senior Grace Conrad (Somerset/Sheridan) had a season-high 46 assists.
• Senior Rachel Jennings (Novi, Mich.) had a season-high 40 digs.
• Mount Union was led by Heaven Bartell with 12 kills.
• The Polar Bears hit .156 for the match with 65 kills, while the Purple Raiders hit .095 with 52 kills in the match.
• Northern had an impressive 17 total blocks in the match, while Mount Union had 19 blocks.

 Notables

• Ohio Northern leads the all-time series against UMU by a 56-8 margin. ONU is 19-4 at Mount Union in the series.
• The Polar Bears remain in fifth place in the OAC Standings with two matches to go in th regular season. ONU can clinch a spot in the 6-team OAC Tournament with a victory in either of its last two matches.
• James is 8th all-time in ONU history with 344 total blocks and is 9th with 85 block solos in 98 career matches.
• Jennings has 1,995 career digs in 103 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 is eighth on ONU's all-time career assist list with 2,423 in 102 career matches.
• Wagner now ranks fourth all-time in ONU's top-10 list for hitting percentage, hitting .329 in 98 career matches.
• She also has 1,176 career kills is tied for 10th all-time in ONU history in that category.
• Sophie Windover is now 34-16 in her two seasons as head coach of the ONU volleyball team, a winning percentage of .680.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action Wednesday evening with a 7 pm match againet Wilmington at the ONU Sports Center..