Volleyball Extends Win Streak To Six With 3-0 Win At Malone

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Malone Pioneers 0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-18)

RECORDS: Northwood 20-7, 11-3 G-MAC / Malone 5-23, 2-13 G-MAC

LOCATION: Osborne Center – Canton, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood volleyball extends winning streak to six, picking up a 3-0 road sweep over Malone Friday (November 15).

INSIDE THE MATCH                                                                                        

• Northwood and Malone were tied 7-7 in the opening set when the Timberwolves took control. NU scored eight of the next 11 points to open up a 15-10 lead. Northwood kept the run going, pushing the lead to 19-12. NU eventually took the opener 25-18 for a 1-0 lead.
• The Timberwolves started the second set fast, jumping out to leads of 8-2 and 10-3. Northwood led by at least four the remainder of the set, when the Timberwolves took 25-17 for a 2-0 advantage. 
• Malone was the better team early in the third set, leading 7-3. The Pioneers led by as many as six (13-7) before Northwood began a comeback. Trailing 15-10, NU scored seven of the next 10 points to get within one at 18-17. Malone was close to taking the set, holding a 23-21 lead, only to see the Timberwolves score the final four points of the match to wrap up the sweep 25-23.

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Malone .109 (27-16-101), Northwood .308 (50-17-107)
• DIGS: Malone 37, Northwood 53 (Sophia Oakes – 16)
• BLOCKS: Malone 8, Northwood 5 (Mackenzie Scheid – Five)
• ACES: Malone 2, Northwood 6 (Olivia Ott – Three)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Sage Kissman: 13 kills, two blocks, .650 attack percentage (13-0-20)
• Martens: 12 kills, nine digs
• Ott: 11 kills, nine digs, three aces
• Hasenfratz: 10 kills, five digs, two blocks
• Renee Brines: 43 assists, three kills, eight digs

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Northwood has now won 20 matches for the first time since 2013, when the Timberwolves finished the year 21-11.
• Tonight's victory clinches a home game in the opening round of the Great Midwest Tournament. It marks the first time since 2012 Northwood will host conference tournament game. The Timberwolves won the GLIAC tournament that season. This season's tournament game will take place Tuesday (November 19) at 7 p.m.

UP NEXT

• Northwood will conclude the regular season at Walsh Saturday (November 16). Match time is set for 1 p.m.