No. 22 Volleyball drops two matches at No. 25 Muskingum in battle of league unbeatens

By Tim Glon

NEW CONCORD — No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern dropped a pair of Ohio Athletic Conference volleyball matches at No. 25 Muskingum in battle of league unbeatens on Friday night at the Steele Center.

The Polar Bears move to 4-2 overall and 4-2 in the OAC, while the Muskies are now 6-0, 6-0.

MU won the opening match 25-17, 21-25, 26-24, 25-18 and swept the second match 25-14, 25-12, 25-12.

In the opening match, junior Melina Woods (Ada) had 10 kills and freshman Sydney Eggleton (Southfield, Mich./Farmington) had nine kills for ONU.

Muskingum was led by Maddie McGee with 13 kills.

MU won the opening set 25-17 and the Polar Bears answered with a 25-21 win in set two.

ONU led 22-20 in set three, but the Muskies would score six of the final eight points to win 26-24.

Muskingum then went on a 17-6 run to take a 21-11 lead in a 25-18 set four victory.

Northern hit .088 with 39 kills and 25 errors, while MU hit .148 with 50 kills and 26 errors.

In the second match, MU used a 6-0 run to take a 15-8 lead and went on to a 25-14 opening-set win.

The Muskies jumped to a 7-2 lead in set two and went on to a 25-12 win.

MU opened the third set with a 6-0 run to grab a quick 8-2 advantage. Northern battled back to within 13-10, but MU ended the set on a 12-2 run to earn the sweep.

Eggleton had nine kills to lead ONU in the second match.

Ohio Northern hit .067 with 29 kills and 20 errors, while Muskingum hit .318 with 47 kills and six errors in the final match.

The Polar Bears will return home on Tuesday for a double header with Wilmington.