Ohio High School Volleyball - Northview over Liberty-Benton
August 25, 2022: Findlay, OH 45840 The Northview Wildcats (Sylvania, OH) volleyball overcame the host Liberty-Benton Eagles (Findlay, OH), 3-0 in Thursday's non-league outing.
With the win, Northview betters its record to 2-0 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Olentangy Liberty (Powell, OH) to face the Patriots in a non-league outing on Saturday, August 27. The Patriots go into the outing with a record of 2-0. Olentangy Liberty won 3-0 in their recent non-league outing against Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH)
The Eagles now sport a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Hopewell-Loudon for a non-league outing on Monday, August 29. Liberty-Benton will face a Chieftains squad coming off a 3-0 league win over St. Mary Central Catholic (Sandusky, OH). The Chieftains record now stands at 2-2.
Match Summary
FINDLAY - Northview (2-0) won in straight sets over Liberty-Benton (2-1) snapping the Eagles 32 match win streak, their first loss since October 28, 2020. The Wildcats defeated the Eagles 25-23, 25-22, 25-21.
Leading for Northview was the dynamic duo of their outside hitters, Sydney Hires and Kamryn Hunt. Hires had 15 kills, hitting .290, 7 digs and 2 aces, while Hunt had a team-high 17 kills, hitting .238, 8 digs and 2 aces. Also leading the offense was junior setter Natalie Kerchevall with 4 kills, 26 assists, and 5 digs and junior setter, Hannah Schoen with 12 assists. Junior middle blocker, Claire Smith, chipped in 4 monstrous kills.
Northview's passing and defense was superb with a team passing rating of 2.23 and 44 total digs. Leading was junior Libero, Jordyn Pakulski with a team high 13 digs and senior defensive specialist, Dani Wardrop with 4 digs and 2 clutch aces down the stretch to seal it for Northview.
Northview returns to action on Saturday.
