Noticed Hope, Calvin, Wittenberg and Ohio Northern are all ranked in AVCA Top 25
All "Border Battle" results:
http://www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/volleyball/info/09info/borderbattle.html
The NCAC is participating in the first of two "NCAC Weekends" at Allegheny this weekend. All nine squads are in attendance, with each playing twice each of the two days of the event. This event, as well as a second go-around at Earlham in October, will constitute half of the conference standings. On Day One, usual suspects Wittenberg and Hiram won both of their matches, as did Wooster and Oberlin. Wittenberg (7-3) and Wooster (11-2) will square off this afternoon, as will Hiram (7-5) and Oberlin (7-6), along with seven other matches. This must be a real treat for local volleyball fans; I wish I could be there.
Hiram and Wittenberg showed the NCAC who's the boss(es) today as each cruised to twin 3-0 victories to finish the NCAC Weekend 4-0. Wittenberg, which didn't lose a game at the meet, dropped Wooster and Kenyon this afternoon, while Hiram dumped the Scots and Oberlin. The Tigers and Terriers start the conference season atop the standings at 4-0, one game ahead of host Allegheny, whose three-set victories today over Kenyon and OWU leave them at 3-1. Wooster and Oberlin followed up impressive 2-0 Saturdays with bleak 0-2 Sundays and join Denison (2-0 today) in fourth at 2-2. Earlham won once, over OWU, while the Bishops and Kenyon came away with 0-4 records from the event.
Hope swept Calvin for the MIAA lead in front of 1,425 fans yesterday. Man, just over 600 at Oshkosh vs. Whitewater was noteworthy for us, but 1,425? What a rivalry. Like usual, what great support over in Michigan. And it's not like admission is free either. Very cool.
In OAC in-conference action-ranked Heidelberg beats Marietta 3-0 (26-24, 25-9, 25-22)
per stats off Heidelberg box score:
Heidelberg: Atchison 15 kills, Haase 13 kills
Marietta: Storey 8 kills
10/6 MIAA final:
Calvin over St. Mary's (25-13, 25-22, 25-21)
(per stats off Calvin site; DeHaan - 7 kills, St. Mary's Slupczynski 6 kills
Calvin attack percentage: .409
10/6 OAC action update:
#4 Ohio Northern and #23 Heidelberg are battling it out as I post--Heidelberg just forced a 4th game--
Developing. . .
OAC Final from Tiffin, OH
Heidelberg comes back from 2 sets down to knock off Ohio Northern, (10-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 16-14).
(Per Heidelberg stats, the home squad's overall attack percentage was higher than Ohio Northern's in the last 2 games).
Should Capital and Heidelberg win their next in-conference match-ups-that would set up a 10/17 showdown between the 2 squads at Capital for the OAC lead.
10/13 OAC final:
Heidelberg beats Baldwin-Wallace (25-6, 25-17, 25-21)
(Per Heidelberg stats: Princesses' Hasse 13 kills & 15 digs.(
John Carroll has just forced a 4th game with Capital--developing.
OAC Final:
Capital over John Carroll, (29-27, 18-25, 25-15, 25-23)
Per Capital stats: Crusaders' Hostetler 26 kills
JCU: Fox 15 and Dalton 14 kills, respectively.
(Oh, to be a fly on the wall for the Heidelberg/Capital showdown 10/17)
10/14 MIAA final:
Albion over Adrian (15-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-15, 15-12):
Per stats: Albion--Goralski and Watler 10 kills each: Albion's attack PCT over last 3 games was the key here.
Adrian--Tincknell 13 kills
With this win Albion is over .500 in-conference.
Wittenberg and Hiram continue to dominate the NCAC, and when the two squads met this past Saturday, the Tigers came out on top in five sets, 25-27, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12 (http://www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/volleyball/gamestories/09gamestories/oct10.html). Those two sets won by the Terriers were the first an NCAC opponent has taken from the Tigers in nearly two years (10/24/07, vs. Earlham), but Witt held on to record their 58th straight conference victory. That streak is now up to 60 with wins at Oberlin and Denison. Wittenberg (14-3, 10-0) has a chance to break their own conference record winning streak of 63 matches this weekend at the second of two "Power Weekend" events, this one to be held at Earlham. Standing squarely in the way is a rematch with second place Hiram (14-8, 7-1), as the two are scheduled to face off Saturday afternoon in Richmond.
OAC final just in:
Heidelberg over Capital (25-23, 25-22, 25-23)
Per stats: Heidelberg came back from a 7-1 deficit to take Game 3
Heidelberg: Reinhart 13 kills, Donelan 16 digs
Capital: Hostetler 10 kills, Doebel 20 digs
#8 Wittenberg puts the hammerlock on the NCAC title (again) by whitewashing Hiram, 26-24, 25-12, 25-18 (http://www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/volleyball/gamestories/09gamestories/oct17.html). Hiram had been extended by lowly Earlham earlier in the day, squeaking past the hosts by the nailbiting scores of 25-22, 27-25, 25-19 (http://news.hiram.edu/?p=4704), and evidently just couldn't muster the energy to challenge the dominant Tigers. Wittenberg, which later in the afternoon dispatched Allegheny in straight sets, is now 12-0 in conference action, two games (loss column) ahead of the Terriers. Wittenberg faces Denison and Oberlin tomorrow, and two more wins would guarantee at least a share of the conference title, which would be their 12th in 13 years.
Complete standings after Day 1 of the Power Weekend:
Wittenberg 12-0, 16-3
Hiram 8-2, 15-9
Wooster 8-3, 17-6
Allegheny 6-5, 12-13
Denison 5-5, 6-18
Oberlin 4-6, 11-13
Earlham 2-8, 4-20
Kenyon 1-9, 4-21
Ohio Wesleyan 1-9, 1-23 (congratulations to the Bishops, who beat Denison today 14-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 15-10 to get off the schneid)
Heidelberg gets Wittenberg at home later this afternoon to kick off a big quad meet:
http://www.heidelberg.edu/athletics/teams/wvolleyball/2009/quad
Heidelberg won that matchup, 3-2 with a 15-10 win in set 5. Wittenberg rebounded to drop ninth-ranked Carthage 3-1, and Carthage then turned around and whitewashed the host Student Princes 3-0. All three ranked squads dismissed Webster, leaving them all with 2-1 records for the quad meet. However, Heidelberg benefited by having their big win be in-region, as opposed to Wittenberg's (and Carthage's, a Midwest region team.)
Heidelberg link (http://www.heidelberg.edu/athletics/teams/wvolleyball/2009quad)
Returning to conference action this evening, Wittenberg polished off Ohio Wesleyan in straight sets to complete their 16-0 run through the NCAC. The win was their 65th straight in regular season NCAC play, a conference record. This weekend, the eighth-ranked Tigers head to San Antonio for another non-conference tournament hosted by the 18th-ranked Trinity Tigers which will also feature the top two teams in the current AVCA poll, #1 Juniata and #2 UW-Oshkosh.
Quote from: David Collinge on October 28, 2009, 09:09:22 PM
Heidelberg won that matchup, 3-2 with a 15-10 win in set 5. Wittenberg rebounded to drop ninth-ranked Carthage 3-1, and Carthage then turned around and whitewashed the host Student Princes 3-0. All three ranked squads dismissed Webster, leaving them all with 2-1 records for the quad meet. However, Heidelberg benefited by having their big win be in-region, as opposed to Wittenberg's (and Carthage's, a Midwest region team.)
Heidelberg link (http://www.heidelberg.edu/athletics/teams/wvolleyball/2009quad)
Returning to conference action this evening, Wittenberg polished off Ohio Wesleyan in straight sets to complete their 16-0 run through the NCAC. The win was their 65th straight in regular season NCAC play, a conference record. This weekend, the eighth-ranked Tigers head to San Antonio for another non-conference tournament hosted by the 18th-ranked Trinity Tigers which will also feature the top two teams in the current AVCA poll, #1 Juniata and #2 UW-Oshkosh.
Sounds like when it comes to NCAC play Wittenberg is the equivalent of D1's Penn State! :D :D
Hope over Calvin last night in 3-2 at Calvin. Attendance - 2775!!!
25-22, 22-25, 25-27, 25-12, 15-6
Sounds like a great match. Hope really took control after loosing a tight 3rd set.
Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on October 29, 2009, 10:42:18 AM
Hope over Calvin last night in 3-2 at Calvin. Attendance - 2775!!!
25-22, 22-25, 25-27, 25-12, 15-6
Sounds like a great match. Hope really took control after loosing a tight 3rd set.
It was well worth attending. The atmosphere was electric, the fans were pumped, and VandeStreek made sure he had his entire basetball team in the very front row in what ultimately proved to be a vain attempt to intimidate the ladies from Hope. Alas, Hope's women were stout on the frontline, showed great discipline and repeatedly denied Calvin at the net. Rebecca Kamps' back-to-back kills in game 3 raised the roof but after three close and exciting games, Hope ran away and hid from Calvin in the last two. Only Calvin's rather comfortable 2-0 win on the soccer pitch earlier the same day could assuage bruised Knight feelings.
Quote from: oldknight on October 29, 2009, 05:09:54 PM
Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on October 29, 2009, 10:42:18 AM
Hope over Calvin last night in 3-2 at Calvin. Attendance - 2775!!!
25-22, 22-25, 25-27, 25-12, 15-6
Sounds like a great match. Hope really took control after loosing a tight 3rd set.
It was well worth attending. The atmosphere was electric, the fans were pumped, and VandeStreek made sure he had his entire basetball team in the very front row in what ultimately proved to be a vain attempt to intimidate the ladies from Hope. Alas, Hope's women were stout on the frontline, showed great discipline and repeatedly denied Calvin at the net. Rebecca Kamps' back-to-back kills in game 3 raised the roof but after three close and exciting games, Hope ran away and hid from Calvin in the last two. Only Calvin's rather comfortable 2-0 win on the soccer pitch earlier the same day could assuage bruised Knight feelings.
Here (http://www.calvin.edu/gallery/091028volleyhope) is a great photo gallery by Dave DeKorne. Awesome to see so many fans at a D-III VB match. I'll write it again: what a rivalry!
If you couldn't guess, the crowd set a D-III single-match record.
Quote from Calvin coach Amber Warners: "Tonight was a great way to celebrate the sport." Amen.
OAC action:
Capital vs. Ohio Northern on deck: (there's one other OAC battle between 2 in-conference giants today, too, may post on that one laterr as well).
OAC final just in:
Ohio Northern over Capital (25-14, 25-20, 25-19)
Per ONU stats: ONU: Schnelle 16 kills, Smerekanich 38 digs
Capital: Doebel 18 digs
Lady Polar Bears improve to 7-2 in-conference, 25-3 overall with the win.
Per OAC 10/31 volleyball scoreboard
Heidelberg and Mt. Union are going to a 5th game--developing. . .
Heidelberg won over Mt. Union, 3 games to 2:
Heidelberg gets top seed in OAC tourney.
Wittenberg has seven (well, five) close sets against the top two teams in the nation, but wins just one of them, dropping decisions to #2 Oshkosh 25-21, 25-16, 26-24 and #1 Juniata 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19. Oshkosh upended Juniata in their head-to-head matchup 22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-18, 15-13; must have been a thriller. Both teams blanked host Trinity, who came back to nip Witt 3-2 (15-11) in the nightcap, leaving the Ohio Tigers 0-3 on the weekend.
The Tigers' next task is to defend their NCAC tournament title, where they will be (of course) the top seed. Hiram wrapped up the second position with a five-set 15-10 victory at third-place Wooster this afternoon. Allegheny grabbed the fourth seed and the unenviable task of facing Witt in the first round of the tourney, to be held Friday and Saturday at the HPER Center.
MIAA Conference Tournament Pairings are now up:
http://miaa.org/vb/
OAC Tournament finals just in:
Ohio Northern over John Carroll (25-17, 25-22, 25-11)
Ohio Northern-- Schnelle 19 kills
JCU -- Mastroine 12 digs
Heidelberg over Muskingum (25-9, 25-13, 25-15)
Heidelberg-- Atchison 11 kills
MIAA final in:
Albion over Trine (25-18, 25-16, 25-18)
Albion-- Watler 12 kills 4 players with 10 or more digs
Trine-- Rothballer 10 kills
Per MIAA site --all other higher seeds won tonight as well.
Per OAC site --the 2 other higher seeds also won.
This was on the Holland Sentinel Website:
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/sports/x933817751/Hope-volleyball-team-to-host-NCAA-Division-III-regional
hope vs calvin for the finals of the miaa saturday
It'll be Ohio Northern vs. Heidelberg in the OAC final today.
...and Wittenberg vs. Hiram in the NCAC, for the 8th consecutive year.
Ohio Northern and Heidelberg are going to a 5th game as I post. . .
Developing. . .
Ohio Northern joins the dance by beating Heidelberg in 5!
(19-25, 26-24, 25-21, 18-25, 15-11)
Ohio Northern-- Schnelle 27 kills, 10 digs; Roeser 31 digs
Heidelberg-- Hasse 17 kills, 4 players with 20 or more digs.
To the surprise of no one, Wittenberg wins the NCAC tournament by 3-1 (24-26, 25-22, 26-24, 25-12 (http://www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/volleyball/statistics/09statistics/ncac3.htm)) over Hiram. It is the Tigers' third straight conference tournament championship, and their twelfth in the last 13 years.
Just speculating-- between Hiram, and OAC's Heidelberg, Mt. Union and Capital-- could be a real sweat-out for at least one of those squads. :-X :-X :-\ :-\
This just in: Calvin wins the MIAA championship over Hope
(15-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-13) --on Hope's home floor yet!
(now add Hope into the mix as an at-large --more potential sweating!!)
It's Bluffton vs. Mt. St. Joseph in the HCAC final:
#1 seed Bluffton wins the HCAC AQ bid, beating #2 seed Mt. St. Joseph 3-2 (22-25, 13-25, 26-24, 25-18, 15-12).
This ends a dynasty in HCAC volleyball: MSJ had won the regular season title outright 9 times in the past 11 seasons (since joining the HCAC), shared the title in 2007, and won the tournament over #1 seed Franklin in 2002, the only season in which they did not have at least a share of the title.
Hope followers:
Here are Lakeland's 2009 stats:
http://northernac.org/sports/volleyball_women/statistics/2009/lc.htm
2 of Lakeland's top players--Kim Linger and Brittanie Paulus
If you have an interest, Regional Guides for the Hope, Oshkosh and Wash U regionals are now up.
http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/ (http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/)
For anyone interested in the Hope Regional, here is a link to the Regional web site, which includes team info, a travel advisory (due to road construction), as well as links to live stats and a live video feed of all the games
http://www.hope.edu/pr/athletics/vbchampionship/index.html
Here is the HCAC 2010 volleyball pre-season poll:
http://www.heartlandconf.org/sports/wvball/2010-11/releases/8_5_prerseason_poll
OAC 2010 Pre-Season poll is here:
http://www-new.onu.edu/athletics/archive/volleyball_picked_to_finish_second _in_oac_coaches_poll
NCAC Pre-season poll:
http://www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/volleyball/10ncacpreaeasonpoll.pdf
Adrian takes Bluffton to 5 before the HCAC squad prevails, and NAIA Marian-IN pushes DePauw to 5 before losing to the Tigers last night.
ARV Cal Lutheran vs. #11 Wittenberg just underway as I post:
Wittenberg over Cal Lutheran in 4.
Alma College (4-0) wins Bishop Invitational by Defeating JCU in Championship game 3-0. Scots won sets by a combined 12-2.
#8 Calvin/Adrian about to get underway:
Adrian stats froze on me with Calvin up 1-0 and leading 14-6 in Set 2.
Alma 6-0 after this week's competition. Scots will open up the brand new Art Smith Arena on Wednesday
(Joining Bluffton @ #12 Ohio Northern in progress)
Bluffton/Ohio Northern going to a 5th set:
Blufffton pulls it out on the road
(25-21, 20-25, 26-24, 21-25, 15-11)
Bluffton -Eshleman 19 kills, Zimmerman 13
Ohio N -Schaller 24 kills, Timmons 14
Game 5 Attack Pct. Bluffton .250, Ohio Northerm .125
(per ONU stats)
Alma loses to Mount St. Joseph 3-0.
Comes back from 0-2 to defeat #12 Ohio Northern
This poster wonders how much this week's losses will cost the Polar Bears in the next Top 25 poll? :-X :-X
I think they'll drop out. They lost to Bluffton and Alma (un-ranked) and Calvin who is #4 (somewhere in there). I would be surprised if they stay above 23.
Big match in MIAA play tonight. Alma at Hope for a 6:30 start. This game will be the first real test of the conference play for Alma.
Hope stomped Alma last night, 3-0.
I'd say that's a pretty accurate description of the match I watched last night. From the start I got the sense that Hope wanted to make a statement that the previous weekend was not a true reflection of this team. Mission accomplished.
Ohio Wesleyan/Wittenberg up shortly:
Wittenberg over Ohio Wesleyan in 3
(25-14, 25-15, 25-15)
Final just in:
Heidelberg over Bluffton in 3
(25-23, 25-20, 25-15)
Heidelberg-- Haase 13 kills, 10 digs
Bluffton-- Schierer 14 digs
('Berg stats)
Congratulations Calvin College, National Champions!
Alma College has announced the regination of Head Volleyball Coach and Assistant AD, Cheyenne Luzynski
She will pursue further education, and become an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Eastern Michigan
Calvin ranked number 1 in the preseason poll. Hope 15
Congrats to Rebecca Kamp for being named D3VB national player of the week after Calvin's 4-0 weekend at the Great Lakes Regional Challenge. The notice reads in part "For the year, Kamp is hitting an astounding .435 while averaging 4.09 kills and 1.41 blocks per set."
I wish I could have seen the Calvin-Wittenberg match -- it sounds like it was a match for the ages!
http://www.d3vb.org/releases/general/2011/D3VB-POW3
Massey came out with volleyball ratings for DIII teams, and the Great Lakes region has the top three spots and four of the top seven:
1. Calvin
2. Wittenberg
3. Heidelberg
4. Juniata
5. St Thomas
6. Emory
7. Hope
8. Cal Lutheran
9. Christopher Newport
10. Puget Sound
Other teams of interest:
11. Washington MO
23. Carthage
26. Chicago
29. Alma
33. Wooster
35. Mt Union
45. Capital
Don't put too much stock in these ratings yet because lots of matches are missing for some teams (only two for Juniata?) -- still interesting to see Calvin, Wittenberg, and Heidelberg topping the charts and Hope at #7, though.
Big match tomorrow between Calvin and Hope.
Calvin/Hope joined in progress: (Knights up 2 sets to 0)
Final: Calvin over Hope in 3:
(26-24, 25-20, 25-16)
Calvin-- L Kamp 13 kills, R Kamp 10 kills
Yesterday's Calvin-Hope volleyball match was seen by 2212 people -- tied for 11th largest attendance in the history of DIII volleyball. Curiously, the match this one tied was a November 6, 2010 match between...Calvin and Hope.
Calvin shows up in four of the top 10, usually with Hope. The third largest attendance ever was 3,275 when UC San Diego played with Calvin here in Grand Rapids for the DIII NCAA final, when now-coach Amber Warners was playing.
Quote from: Dark Knight on September 29, 2011, 08:54:36 AM
Yesterday's Calvin-Hope volleyball match was seen by 2212 people -- tied for 11th largest attendance in the history of DIII volleyball. Curiously, the match this one tied was a November 6, 2010 match between...Calvin and Hope.
Calvin shows up in four of the top 10, usually with Hope. The third largest attendance ever was 3,275 when UC San Diego played with Calvin here in Grand Rapids for the DIII NCAA final, when now-coach Amber Warners was playing.
I'd be curious how exactly they take attendance at volleyball games since it is not a ticketed event. It seems fishy that Calvin is reporting the exact same # as last year's game. Usually (i.e. non Hope games) it seems like they simply report an estimate.
Either way, it's awesome to get a great crowd for volleyball. This is a special Calvin squad and they are very fun to watch this year. The student section has been more full for volleyball this year than for some men's basketball games in recent years. Go Knights!
I know this is really late, but Alma actually received two votes in the last d3 volleyball poll
And right after I posted that I realized that a poll came out today, and Hope slipped to 14 and Alma recieved no votes.
The Calvin Knights are now 11-0 in the MIAA (19-0 overall). Haven't dropped a set in conference play yet, they're 33-0 (57-6 in sets overall).
With Wash U's recent loss to Emory, it looks as though Calvin may be the only undefeated volleyball team remaining in DIII, with only MIAA games remaining before the NCAA tournament.
Here's Massey's latest ranking of volleyball teams:
1. Calvin
2. Wash U
3. Emory
4. Wittenberg
5. Heidelberg
6. Carthage
...
11. Otterbein
12. Hope
13. Elmhurst
Final: Calvin over Trine at home in 3:
(25-13, 25-13, 28-13-?)
Quote from: WLCALUM83 on October 26, 2011, 07:38:25 PM
Final: Calvin over Trine at home in 3:
(25-13, 25-13, 28-13-?)
25-13, 25-13, 25-15 according to the Calvin athletic site. Calvin has yet to drop a set in conference play, now 42-0 this season.
Calvin comes back to defeat Hope 3-1 in Holland after dropping the first set. Over 2,000 in the house.
Kenneth Massey's ratings has Calvin as the 170th best college volleyball team in the nation (before the win against Hope). For some context, there are 327 Division I teams. Here are some of Calvin's neighbors in the rankings:
168. Indiana -- DI
169. Pittsburgh -- DI
170. Calvin
171. Towson -- DI
172. Army -- DI
Looks like 145 D1, 22 D2, and 3 NAIA teams are ranked ahead of the Knights. Not bad.
Joining HCAC final in-progress:
Rose Hulman ahead of Bluffton 2/3 into 1st set:
Rose-Hulman takes Bluffton in 3
Calvin will host a Thurs-Sat regional:
Heidelberg
Geneva
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Rose-Hulman
Wittenberg
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Otterbein
Hope
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Calvin
St. Norbert
Calvin played Hope (3x), Heidelberg, Otterbein, and Wittenberg in the regular season with a 6-0 record (taking 18 out of 23 sets).
Not to knock St. Norbert, but for the second year in a row the entrant from the Midwest Conference gets the toughest draw in their region. (Last year, if memory serves correct, MWC champ Beloit ended up playing Wash-MO).
Otterbein/Hope (at least on paper) looks like the match most likely to go 5 imho.
The Calvin and Concordia-Moorhead Regional Guides are up (http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/), if that's something that interests you.
Wittenberg stuns Calvin 3-1 in the Regional final yesterday!
Wittenberg went on to win the national championship against CNU in straight sets.
Big matchup on Friday as #4 Hope goes to #2 Calvin. Let's go Dutch!!
#14 Mt. Union/#3 Wittenberg just getting underway as I post:
Mt. Union & Wittenberg have each taken 1 set -- going to the 3rd set now--
Final: Wittenberg over Mt. Union (25-23, 22-25, 25-15, 25-17)
Wittenberg -- Seidenstricker 18 kills 5 players with 11 or more digs
HCAC Playoff action
(Hanover @ Defiance) on deck:
HCAC Playoff Final:
Defiance over Hanover (3-1) 4th set final 29-27
Yellow Jackets will face Mt. St. Joseph in the next round.
Defiance-- Pierce 16 kills
OAC Championship Final:
Otterbein over Mt. Union (3-1)
(The one source I read indicated Mt. Union's chances to get in are good.)
Quote from: WLCALUM83 on November 03, 2012, 04:06:03 PM
OAC Championship Final:
Otterbein over Mt. Union (3-1)
(The one source I read indicated Mt. Union's chances to get in are good.)
Mount Union is the Pool A, so your source is out on a limb.
I welcome everyone to check out the blog this postseason (http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/).
Joined Marietta/#17 Otterbein in progress:
(they're in Set 2 with Otterbein up 1-0 at the moment)
Final:
#17 Otterbein over Marietta
(25-18, 25-15, 25-13)
Otterbein: Juenger 17 kills, Caldwell 10 digs
Thomas More at Bethany (WV) (key match in Pres. Athletic Conference) up shortly:
Final:
Bethany WV over Thomas More
(25-12, 26-24, 25-11)
Bison: MacKenzie 13 kills; Mouch 18 digs
Heidelberg/Capital joined in progress:
Final:
Heidelberg over Capital
(25-14, 25-18, 25-17)
Heidelberg: 3 players with 10 or more kills, Samenuk 10 digs
Bluffton gets the HCAC AQ, taking Hanover (3-1).
2015 OAC Tournament Action
Joining #4 Muskingum/#5John Carroll in progress: (JCU up 1 set to 0)
Heard Heidelberg is up 2 sets to 0 in other action
3 OAC Tournament Opening Round finals: (courtesy of Muskingum feed)
#1 Heidelberg over #8 Marietta (3-0)
#6 Otterbein upsets #3 Baldwin-Wallace (3-0)
#2 Ohio Northern over #7 Mount Union (3-0)
Final:
John Carroll over Muskingum (3-0)
(3rd Set final 32-30)
HCAC Playoff:
Manchester/Defiance up shortly:
Defiance was up 2 sets to 0 on Manchester and up 10-2 in Set 3, now I've cut away, (video feed timed out on me,, will try the other HCAC feed--
shifted to Franklin vs. Transy
Franklin leads 2 sets to 1 at the moment
Update: Franklin & Transy are going to 5!
Developing--
HCAC Final:
Franklin over Transy 3 sets to 2
Other final:
Defiance over Manchester 3 sets to 1
NCAC tourney has been seeded.
http://www.northcoast.org/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/TournamentAnnounce
Bishops the 4 seed.
JCU vs. Muskingum just underway:
Final: Muskingum over JCU 3 sets to 1
(25-22, 18-25, 25-18, 25-11)
Muskingum: .379 hitting pct. 10 service aces.
OAC Finals: ARV Otterbein does the double on Marietta
Cardinals come back from 2 sets down to take Match 1
Linehan .421 hitting pct.
Cardinals take Match 2 in 3 sets
Otterbein: 11 service aces in Match 2.
Wouldn't'cha know, after 1 week of in-conference play, 3 OAC squads break into the Top 25 poll--
Top 25 OAC action:
#25 Muskingum did the double on #22 ONU
Baldwin-Wallace split with #18 Otterbein
ARV Heidelberg split with Marietta
(Don't know whether Heidelberg will drop out of ARV or not yet.)
#25 Muskingum, #22 ONU and #18 Otterbein all got double wins tonight.
Baldwin Wallace got a double win over ARV Heidelberg.
3/26/21 Top 25 results:
ARV Ohio Northern and #17 Otterbein both get sweeps last night.
#16 Muskingum splits with ARV Baldwin-Wallace.
3/30/21 OAC Top 25 results:
#16 Muskingum wins both of its' matches
ARV ONU also wins its' 2 matches
ARV Baldwin-Wallace gets a road split with JCU
#12 Otterbein vs. #15 Muskingum up shortly:
Final: #15 Muskingum over #12 Otterbein in 3 sets:
(26-24, 25-22, 25-23)
Key matches tonight:
Marietta at #15 Muskingum
#24 ONU at #12 Otterbein
Otterbein is 14-2
Muskingum and ONU are both 12-2
Scenario 1: An Otterbein sweep keeps that squad in 1st place and puts ONU at 12-4
A Marietta sweep over Muskingum and Otterbein would then clinch the conference title.
Scenario 2: Muskingum and ONU both get sweeps. Both squads would then leapfrog past Otterbein and be in a tie for first.
Otterbein is through with OAC play after today.
4/9: Muskingum and Heidelberg square off
ONU goes up against Mt. Union
If Scenario 2 plays out the only way there could be a 3-way tie at the top would be if Muskingum and ONU both got swept 4/9.
Keeping tabs on Marietta/Muskingum--
Muskingum/Marietta Match 1 Final
Muskies hold off pesky Marietta in 3 sets
(25-18, 25-20, 29-27)
Marietta had Set 2 tied on several occasions but just couldn't take the lead.
Set 3 was a bit more interesting
Muskingum: Noble .364 hitting pct.
Marietta: Ritenour .265 hitting pct.
Updates:
All-ranked ONU/Otterbein Match 1 is living up to its' billing by going to a 5th set--
Marietta has forced at least a 4th set in Match 2 against Muskingum--
Both developing--
Match 1 Final: ONU over Otterbein:
(21-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 15-13)
ONU: Gawthrop .471 hitting pct.
Woods .298 hitting pct.
Otterbein: Greeley .471 hitting pct.
Linehan .444 hitting pct.
Marietta/Muskingum Match 2 Final: Muskies get the sweep in 4 sets.
(25-18, 25-19, 16-25, 25-14)
Muskingum: .275 hitting pct. for Match 2
Dickson .385 hitting pct. 3 other Muskies had .300 or higher hitting pct.
Muskies are temporarily up 1/2 game on ONU pending results of ONU/Otterbein 2nd match.
ONU/Otterbein Match 2 Final:
Otterbein salvages a split (18-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-22, 15-8)
Cardinals had a team hitting pct. in Set 5 of .381 while racing out to a 9-2 lead and basically maintaining that margin for the rest of the match.
Otterbein: McCoy .571 hitting pct. Linehan also had another strong match.
ONU: Williamson .320 hitting pct.
Otterbein finishes at 15-3.
Muskingum is 14-2
ONU is 13-3
Scenario 1: Muskingum and ONU both get sweeps , Muskies finish 1st, Otterbein and ONU tie for 2nd.
Scenario 2: Muskingum splits and ONU sweeps, 3 way tie at the top.
Scenario 3: ONU splits, Muskingum gets swept, Otterbein ends up alone in 1st.
Scenario 4: ONU gets swept, the Polar Bears end up 3rd.
Update: Mt. Union/ONU matches were cancelled.
Muskingum/Heidelberg:
A Muskie sweep and they take the top spot outright.
A split --Otterbein and Muskingum finish regular season in a tie at the top.
A Heidelberg sweep and Muskingum falls to 3rd, with Otterbein taking the top spot by 20 percentage points.
(With ONU having clinched a spot in the OAC Tournament, it must have been figured that the Polar Bear/Mt. Union match-up wasn't needed that bad anyway.)
Muskingum got the sweep, taking both matches from Heidelberg in 3 sets.
Regular season conference records:
Muskingum 16-2
Otterbein 15-3
ONU 13-3
B-W 13-5
OAC First Round Observations:
3 of the 4 higher seeds advanced-the lone exception being a mild upset that Marietta got over Heidelberg in 4 sets.
Semis--
B/W Otterbein and Marietta at Muskingum.
Muskingum punched it's ticket to the OAC final by knocking off Marietta in 3 sets.
(25-22, 25-21, 25-16).
Muskies: McGee .353 hitting pct. 3 other Muskies .263 or higher.
Otterbein gets the other spot in the final by beating Baldwin-Wallace in 4 sets.
(25-19, 25-27, 25-15, 25-23)
Otterbein: Team hitting pct. .367 (forced Baldwin Wallace to commit 25 attacking errors in match.)
B-W: Luciano and Garrett .350 and .348 hitting pcts., respectively.
Muskingum and Otterbein split their 2 matches during the regular season.
Tournament Final:
#14 Otterbein over #12 Muskingum in 5 sets:
(20-25, 25-16, 12-25, 15-16, 18-16.)
Otterbein: Out-hit Muskingum .294 to .200 in Set 5.
OAC Fall Pre-Season WVB Poll is now up:
https://www.oac.org/sports/wvball/2021-22/releases/2021_VB_Poll_.pdf
NCAC Fall 2021 WVB Pre-Season Poll is now up:
https://www.northcoast.org/sports/wvball/2021-22/releases/NCACPreseasonPoll