Northwestern Tops Ohio State, 3-1, in Road Match

11/4/2018 2:39:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Northwestern volleyball completed their season sweep of Ohio State with a 3-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.

The Wildcats will be back in action on Friday for NU's opener of the new Welsh-Ryan Arena against Penn State. Action will start at 7 p.m.

NORTHWESTERN 3, OHIO STATE 1 (25-19, 18-25, 29-27, 25-20)

TEAM NOTES

Northwestern hit at a .255 clip compared to Ohio State's .121 hitting percentage.
NU compiled 11 blocks, while Ohio State had only five.
The Wildcats have won both of their matches against Ohio State this season.
Chicago's Big Ten Team has won four of their last six matches.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Ella Grbac paced the Wildcats with 17 kills, a career high … She also had a career-high tying three digs … Added four blocks.
Abryanna Cannon also had double-digit kills, contributing 11 … She also had an assist, two aces, three digs, and three blocks.
Alana Walker led the team with seven blocks.
Kiara McNulty had her team-high sixth double-double of the season … She finished with 33 assists and 17 digs.
Michelle Lee also had double-digit digs, finishing with 12.

MATCH NOTES

S1 | Northwestern hit at a strong .355 clip and topped Ohio State, 25-19.
S2 | Despite six kills and no errors from Ella Grbac, OSU won, 25-18.
S3 | Ella Grbac put together another strong set, accumulating five kills with no errors en route to a 29-27 NU win.
S4 | NU limited OSU to a -.032 hitting percentage and won, 25-20.

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