Friday-Saturday, September 6-7, 2019 - Sommer Center
Weekend's Preview: The No. 21st-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team will take to the road for the first time this season, competing at the Bluffton Spiketacular held inside the Sommer Center in Bluffton … The Polar Bears battle Geneva (Pa.) Friday at 5 p.m. before matches against Hanover (Ind.) and Bluffton Saturday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively … Northern began the 2019 season this past weekend hosting the 41st annual ONU Invitational where the team posted a 2-2 record … The Polar Bears toppled then-No. 13 Illinois Wesleyan and Transylvania (Ky.) by scores of 3-0 and fell to then-No. 2 Calvin (Mich.) and then-No. 6 Wittenberg by scores of 3-1 and 3-2, respectively … Senior All-American middle hitter Chelsea Huppert was named Ohio Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week after logging 43 kills and 12 blocks in four matches … Freshmen outside hitters Jasmine Wolfgram and Madison Kern recorded 29 and 26 kills, respectively, while Kern also added 12 blocks … Senior defensive specialist McKenna Hostetler owned a team-best 91 digs, and junior setter Katie Wade held a team-high 113 assists over the weekend … Geneva enters Friday's match with a perfect 5-0 record, while Hanover is 3-1 overall and Bluffton 1-3.
ONU Statistical Leaders (2019):
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Kills |
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Blocks |
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Aces |
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Digs |
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Assists |
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Huppert |
43 |
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1. |
Huppert |
12 |
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1. |
Lam |
6 |
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1. |
Hostetler |
91 |
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1. |
Wade |
113 |
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Wolfgram |
29 |
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1. |
Kern |
12 |
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2. |
Irmer |
5 |
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2. |
Hall |
46 |
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2. |
Carle |
36 |
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Kern |
26 |
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3. |
2 Tied |
5 |
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3. |
Hostetler |
4 |
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3. |
Wade |
23 |
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3. |
Hostetler |
13 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern won the only previous matchup with Geneva … The Polar Bears hold a 14-1 advantage in the all-time series against Hanover and a 66-13 edge all-time over Bluffton.
Head Coach Kate Witte: Witte is currently in her 29th season as the head women's volleyball coach at Ohio Northern … She owns a coaching record of 717-237, which is good enough for a .752 win percentage and the school's all-time wins leader.
