Volleyball Drops Tough 3-2 Match To Ohio Dominican In Opening Round Of G-MAC Tournament

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE: No. 7 Ohio Dominican Panthers 3, No. 2 Northwood Timberwolves 2 (17-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-23, 15-12)

RECORDS: Northwood 21-8 / Ohio Dominican 14-15

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Second-seeded Northwood volleyball drops a tough 3-2 match to No. 7 seed Ohio Dominican in the opening round of the Great Midwest Tournament Tuesday night (November 19)

INSIDE THE MATCH                                                                                        

• Northwood took the lead for good at 8-7 in the opening set. NU used a 12-5 run to open up a 19-12 lead. ODU got no closer than five the rest of the way, as the Timberwolves earned the opening set 25-17.
• The Timberwolves kept the momentum going early in the second, scoring eight of the first 11 points. Ohio Dominican fought back to tie the score at 13-13. With ODU leading 19-18, the Timberwolves scored three straight to take a 21-19 lead. The Panthers eventually had a set point at 24-23 when Northwood put up the final three points to go up 2-0 with a 26-24 win.
• NU led the third set 9-7 when Ohio Dominican went on the key run to take control. ODU scored seven straight to take a 14-9 lead. The Timberwolves responded with five straight points to tie the score at 14-14. The set was tied 23-23 when the Panther scored the final two points and stay alive at 25-23.
• Northwood posted four straight points to open the fourth set. The Timberwolves maintained control most of the way, holding a 16-8 lead. That is when the Panthers got hot, going on a 14-4 run to take a 22-20 lead. NU tied the score at 23-23, only to see Ohio Dominican score the final two points and level the match 25-23.
• Ohio Dominican took the lead for good in the final set at 9-8. Leading 10-9, ODU scored four straight to get their first match point at 14-10. The Panthers eventually closed out the match at 15-12, giving Ohio Dominican the comeback win.

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Ohio Dominican .201 (69-30-194), Northwood .231 (65-23-182)
• DIGS: Ohio Dominican 78, Northwood 82 (Sophia Oakes – 31)
• BLOCKS: Ohio Dominican 8, Northwood 15 (Sydney Hasenfratz – 10)
• ACES: Ohio Dominican 5, Northwood 3 (Oakes – Two)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Hasenfratz: 19 kills, 10 blocks, .415 attack percentage (19-2-41)
• Kiana Martens: 19 kills 12 digs, six blocks
• Sage Kissman: 12 kills, 12 digs
• Oakes: 31 digs, seven assists, two aces
• Renee Brines: 49 assists, five kills, 10 digs, two blocks