Volleyball Earns Three Wins At Walsh Invitational

OVERVIEW – SETON HILL/INDIANA (PA) –  WALSH INVITATIONAL

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Seton Hill Griffins 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-12)/Northwood 3, Indiana (PA) Crimson Hawks 0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-20)

RECORDS: Northwood 3-2/Seton Hill 4-1/IUP 4-2

LOCATION: Cecchini Center – North Canton, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood Volleyball picks up a pari of wins at the Walsh Invitational Friday afternoon (September 12), defeating Seton Hill and IUP 3-0.

INSIDE THE MATCH – SETON HILL

• Northwood set the tone for the match right away, putting up the first five points. The Timberwolves led the rest of the set, not allowing Seton Hill to get any closer than two the rest of the way. NU went on to take the opening set 25-15, matching the largest lead of the first.
• The Griffons got off to a better start in the second set, taking a 5-2 lead early. Trailing 8-5, Northwood responded with a big push, going on a 12-1 run to go up 17-9. The Timberwolves did not look back the rest of the way, eventually taking the second set 25-13.
• Northwood kept the momentum going into the third, scoring four of the first five points. The Timberwolves held the lead from 2-1 on, going up by as many as 14 (24-10). NU closed out the match 25-12 to earn the victory.

MATCH STATS – SETON HILL

• HITTING: Seton Hill .043 (25-21-92), Northwood .350 (36-8-80)
• DIGS: Seton Hill 30, Northwood 37 (Laney Kokaly – 14)
• BLOCKS: Seton Hill 3, Northwood 9 (Soleil Allen – Six)
• ACES: Seton Hill 1, Northwood 11 (Renee Brines/Olivia Nester/Mackenzie Scheid – Three)

TOP NU PERFORMERS – SETON HILL

• Sage Kissman: 13 kills, six digs, .407 attack percentage (13-2-27)
• Nester: Eight kills, two blocks, three aces, .533 attack percentage (8-0-15)
• Brines: 23 assists, six kills, nine digs, .667 attack percentage (6-0-9)

INSIDE THE MATCH – IUP

• Northwood took the lead for good in the opening set at 4-3. With the Timberwolves on top 11-9, NU posted five straight points to go up 16-9. The Hawks got no closer than four the rest of the set, which was one by Northwood 25-16.
• At 15-15 in the second, IUP scored three straight for the first three-point advantage for either side. The Hawks led 20-17 when the Timberwolves finished the set with a run. NU scored six of the next seven points to go up 23-21. The teams alternated points the rest of the way, giving Northwood a 2-0 lead after taking the set 25-23.
• Northwood took the lead early in the third with an 8-2 run. The Hawks chipped away at the lead, getting within two at 18-16. That was a close as IUP would get, however, as the Timberwolves closed out their second sweep of the day at 25-20.

MATCH STATS – IUP

• HITTING: IUP .150 (38-22-107), Northwood .248 (36-9-109)
• DIGS: IUP 49, Northwood 39 (Kokaly – 14)
• BLOCKS: IUP 4, Northwood 5 (Clara Gyomory – Two)
• ACES: IUP 4, Northwood 4 (Kokaly/Scheid – Two)

TOP NU PERFORMERS – IUP

• Kissman: 15 kills, six digs, .366 attack percentage (15-0-41)
• Brines: 23 assists, six kills, seven digs, .455 attack percentage (6-1-11).

TOURNAMENT NOTES

• Northwood was also scheduled to play Central State at the event, but CSU dropped out of the tournament. The scheduled match now goes down as a no-contest for both teams.

UP NEXT

• Northwood opens conference play at home with a match against Cedarville Friday (September 19). First serve is set for 7 p.m.