WOOSTER, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University volleyball team (12-8, 4-0 NCAC) stayed undefeated in NCAC play on Wednesday night, shutting out their third conference opponent in the first four games and defeating Wooster (9-11, 1-3 NCAC) 3-0.
Ohio Wesleyan started out strong with an 8-1 lead thanks in part to three kills by
Abby Nulph. A little while later, the Bishops put together a 6-1 run to grow their lead to 11 points at 21-10. The Red and Black closed it out with four of the last five points to take the set 25-13.
After trailing 5-3 at the start of set two, OWU put together a 12-3 run to take a 17-10 lead. Five different attackers recorded kills during the streak, but
Jordanne Shannon finished it off with back-to-back strikes. Ohio Wesleyan went on to win eight of the last 11 points to take the set 25-16.
Anna Kenealy recorded the final kill to close out the win.
The third set started even at 6-6 before the Battling Bishops took four straight points for a 10-6 advantage. Wooster then re-narrowed the margin back down one at 17-16. That was as close as the Scots would come as the Red and Black retook control, finishing off the set and the match with an 8-1 run. Kenealy and
Megan Lantis each collected a pair of back-to-back kills as OWU won 25-17.
THE NUMBERS
Ohio Wesleyan doubled up Wooster in kills 46-23 and held the advantage in every other category as well: 10-4 in aces, 7-1 in blocks, 44-19 in assists, and 51-38 in digs.
Natalie Dieball led the offense with 12 kills, followed by
Jordanne Shannon and
Abby Nulph both with nine.
Dieball and
Maggi Wall each tallied three aces to lead the Bishops at the serving line.
Nulph finished with a game-high four blocks, followed by Shannon and
Anna Kenealy both with three.
Jenna Ashbrook was the leading setter for the Red and Black with 24 assists.
Jaelyn Taylor tallied 16.
Avery Krause collected 19 digs, followed by
Sarah Thomas with eight and Ashbrook with seven.
UP NEXT
Ohio Wesleyan will clash with fellow NCAC-unbeaten Wittenberg on Saturday for the top spot in the conference. That match is set to start at 1 p.m. in Springfield.
