Volleyball Drops Pair At Midwest Crossover

OVERVIEW – #4 FERRIS STATE/MARYVILLE

SCORE: #4 Ferris State Bulldogs 3, Northwood Timberwolves 0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-13) / Maryville Saints 3, Northwood 0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-18)

RECORDS: Northwood 12-6 / Ferris State 19-0 / Maryville 10-9

LOCATION: Hammond, Ind.

RECAP: Northwood Volleyball drops a pair of 3-0 matches at the Midwest Crossover Friday (October 18), falling to No. 4 Ferris State and Maryville.

INSIDE THE MATCH – FERRIS STATE                                                           

• Set one was evenly played early on, with the score being tied at 4-4. Ferris State led 13-10 when the Bulldogs took over. Northwood got no closer than four after the score was 16-12. FSU eventually took the set 25-13.
• An early 5-1 run in the second set gave Ferris State a 7-3 lead. The Bulldogs followed with a 7-2 push that made the score 15-6. FSU led by at least six the rest of the way, winning the set 25-14 for a 2-0 overall lead.
• In the third set, NU trailed 8-7 before Ferris State went on a big run. The Bulldogs scored eight of the next nine points to take a 16-8 lead. FSU finished the match by scoring seven of the last nine points to win the set 25-13 and the match 3-0.

MATCH STATS  – FERRIS STATE

• HITTING: Ferris State .539 (46-5-76), Northwood .187 (28-14-75)
• DIGS: Ferris State 27, Northwood 23 (Sophia Oakes/Olivia Ott – 14)
• BLOCKS: Ferris State 5, Northwood 1 (Ott/Mackenzie Scheid – One)
• ACES: Ferris State 4, Northwood 1 (Oakes – One)

TOP NU PERFORMERS – FERRIS STATE

• Sydney Hasenfratz: Nine kills, .389 attack percentage (9-2-18)
• Ott: Eight kills, six digs, block
• Martens: Seven kills
• Renee Brines: 24 assists, four digs

INSIDE THE MATCH – MARYVILLE                                                                 

• Northwood started the match with four of the first five points of the match, only to see Maryville score seven of the next eight to give the Saints an 8-6 lead. That Maryville run eventually reached 19-3, which made the score 20-7. MU eventually took the opening set 25-10 for a 1-0 lead.
• The Saints kept the momentum going early in the second set, getting out to a 7-3 lead. Northwood got back within one at 8-7, only to see the Saints score six of the next seven points. The Timberwolves got no closer than four the rest of the set, which was won by Maryville 25-15 to give MU a 2-0 lead.
• NU fell behind 9-5 in the third set before fighting back to level the score at 11-11. With Maryville holding a 14-13 lead, the Saints scored seven of the next nine points to go on top 21-15. MU went on to close out the sweep 25-18.

MATCH STATS – MARYVILLE

• HITTING: Maryville .344 (41-8-96), Northwood .034 (26-22-116)
• DIGS: Maryville 59, Northwood 42 (Oakes – 15)
• BLOCKS: Maryville 7, Northwood 3 (Hasenfratz – Two)
• ACES: Maryville 6, Northwood 4 (Hasenfratz – Two)

TOP NU PERFORMERS – MARYVILLE

• Hasenfratz: 12 kills, two aces, two blocks
• Brines: 24 assists, four digs, block

UP NEXT

• Northwood will wrap up the Crossover Saturday (October 19).