Tigers Cruise Past Allegheny For Second NCAC Victory

Less than 24 hours after opening NCAC action with sweep at Hiram, Wittenberg caps road trip by same score at Allegheny.

Melissa Emming (4) contributed nine kills to the Tiger offense in a sweep at Allegheny. File Photo | Nick Falzerano
Melissa Emming (4) contributed nine kills to the Tiger offense in a sweep at Allegheny. File Photo | Nick Falzerano
September 26, 2015

MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Wittenberg Tigers capped a long weekend road trip with a 3-0 win at North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Allegheny.

Wittenberg scored the victory with sets of 25-13, 25-11 and 25-13 to improve to 12-1 overall, to including a mark of 2-0 in the NCAC. Allegheny, which has not defeated Wittenberg since 1996, fell to 10-6 overall and 0-2 in the league.

For the second straight day, Wittenberg attacked at a tremendously efficient pace, this time pounding 50 kills against just 11 errors in 111 attack attempts. That equals out to a .351 attack percentage.

Senior Kara Seidenstricker (London, Ohio/Jonathan Alder) and sophomore Maddie Fischer (Minerva, Ohio/Minerva) led the offense with 10 kills apiece, while senior Melissa Emming (West Chester, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) added nine kills. Freshman Karen Wildemann (Columbus, Ind./North) distributed 25 assists to lead the Tigers in that category.

Defensively, senior Kristina Fultz (Batavia, Ohio/Glen Este) finished with 15 digs, while senior Bryanna Jay (Girard, Ohio/Girard) topped the team in blocks with four.

The Tigers, who have won 53 straight NCAC regular season matches, continue their title defense with a home date against Denison at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, followed by a Homecoming weekend contest against Wooster at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3.

Written By: Ryan Maurer