Volleyball Drops 3-0 Match To Findlay

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORE: Findlay Oilers 3, Northwood Timberwolves 0 (28-26, 25-13, 25-18)

RECORDS: Northwood 5-8, 2-5 G-MAC | Findlay 12-2, 6-1 G-MAC

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Volleyball falls in three sets to Findlay Saturday afternoon (October 11).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• Northwood came out hot at the start of the match, scoring five of the first six points to force a Findlay timeout. The Oilers chipped away at the advantage, eventually taking the lead at 12-11. The remainder of the set was tight, as the largest lead for either side was three points. Findlay appeared ready to close out the set leading 24-21, only to see the Timberwolves respond with four straight points to earn a set point at 25-24. On their fourth set point, Findlay took the opener 28-26 for a 1-0 lead.
• The Oilers scored the first point of the second set and maintained the lead the rest of the way. UF closed the set out on a 7-1 run to take the second 25-13 for a 2-0 lead.
• Set three was tied 8-8 when the Oilers put up a 5-1 run to go up 13-9.  NU was within two at 18-16 when UF made the final push of the contest, scoring six straight points to earn a match point at 24-16. Findlay eventually closed things out at 25-18 to earn the sweep.

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Findlay .306 (43-10-108), Northwood .215 (39-16-107)
• DIGS: Findlay 46, Northwood 46 (Laney Kokaly – 11)
• BLOCKS: Findlay 2, Northwood 2 (Four Players – One)
• ACES: Findlay 12, Northwood 3 (Mackenzie Scheid – Two)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Sage Kissman: 14 kills, nine digs, one error (14-1-39)
• Scheid: Eight kills, two aces
• Renee Brines: 32 assists, six digs, three kills

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to the Midwest Crossover October 17-18 in Hammond, Indiana.