Jordan Mungovan

MEADVILLE, Penn.- The Wittenberg volleyball team took two more straight set wins on Day Two of the North Coast Athletic Conference Power Weekend at Allegheny, setting down Kenyon by scores of 25-12, 25-21 and 25-21 and Wooster by scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-13. The Tigers finish the first NCAC weekend with a perfect 4-0 mark in league action and an 8-3 record overall, taking all 12 sets they played.

In the day's first game against Kenyon, freshman setter Jordan Mungovan (Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) led the way with 27 assists and four aces. She helped set up sophomore middle hitter Katie Sumner (Dublin, Ohio/Watterson), who paced the team with seven kills, and was again a force at the net with three solo blocks and eight assists.

Sophomore outside hitter Ellen Kortesoja (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) tallied five kills in the match, while freshman libero Kelli Axner (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) posted 12 digs.

In the afternoon match with Wooster, the Tigers delivered more of the same from some different names. junior right side hitter Amy Cox (Newark, Ohio/Catholic) topped the list with 10 kills and a .318 hitting percentage, also chipping in two block assists. Senior middle hitter Kate Snead (Westerville, Ohio/South) was right behind with nine kills on an impressive .600 hitting percentage, thanks to an error-free attack.

The Wooster match saw sophomore outside hitter Christine Simpson (Dublin, Ohio/Scioto) step to the net and deliver three solo blocks and two assists, while peppering the floor with eight kills.

In the passing game, sophomore outside hitter Hannah Riley (Minerva, Ohio/Minerva) tallied 21 digs to lead all players, followed by sophomore hitter Kimmie Dyer (Copley, Ohio/Copley), who posted 17. Senior setter Erin Slattery (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Kenston) led all players with 22 assists, joined by Mungovan's 15.

The Tigers take their conference momentum into a Wednesday, Sept. 30 rematch with Kenyon in the friendly confines of Pam Evans Smith Arena in Springfield, set to begin at 7 p.m.

Written by: John Strawn '07