Volleyball Stays Unbeaten In League Play, Sweeps At Panthers

On Tuesday (Sept. 13) night at Ohio Dominican, Ashland University's volleyball team remained undefeated in Great Midwest Athletic Conference play, and in first place in the conference's South Division, following a 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-20) win against the Panthers.
 
The Eagles, continuing to receive votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division II poll, are 7-5 overall and 3-0 in the league – and haven't lost a set in conference play so far. ODU is 4-8, 1-2.
 
Ashland is on a four-match winning streak overall, and has won the last five meetings with the Panthers.
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• After seeing his team take the first set fairly easily, Ashland head coach Kevin Foeman called a timeout with the Eagles trailing 21-15 in set No. 2. AU went on a 10-1 run the rest of the set to go up 2-0 in the match.
• AU had a season-high 20 block assists as a team, paced by freshman middle blocker Abby Stanford's six. The total was the team's highest in a single match since Sept. 14, 2019 at home vs. Findlay (22).
• Sophomore right-side hitter GraceAnn Hartman had a team-high 11 kills and hit .381, fifth-year setter Zoey Peck had 22 assists, and three Eagles recorded double-digit digs – junior libero Katie Thompson (13), Peck (12) and sophomore outside hitter Makenna Belcher (11).

 
UP NEXT
Ashland will stay in Great Midwest play on Friday (Sept. 16) at 6 p.m. at Lake Erie (2-7, 0-2).