Gambier, OH – The No. 11 Wittenberg Women's Volleyball team secured their 16th win overall and third conference win of the season. In beating the Kenyon Owls in three sets, the Tigers saw a powerful performance from graduate student, Katie Hiestand, who accumulated 16 kills out of the Tigers' 39 total, with a .429 hitting %.
The team combined for 36 assists, 30 of which came from Junior setter, Mack Ricketts. The tigers had nine service aces in total as Freshman, Ally White, led the category with three in a row. Senior, Sarah Hettich, led in blocks with 4, out of Wittenberg's 11 total.
The Tigers are now 3-0 in conference play, and 16-3 overall. Wittenberg will be back in action Wednesday night at home for the NCAC matchup with Ohio Wesleyan, at 7:00 PM.
NCAC LEADERS
- Wittenberg leads the conference in kills, assists, and hitting-percentage.
- Ricketts leads the conference in assists, assists per set, and service aces.
- Kendall Robertson is No. 1 in the conference for hitting-percentage, Linkhart sits at No. 3 and Hiestand also in the top ten, sitting at No. 8.
- Linkhart is No. 1 in kills/set, Hiestand is No. 3, and Robertson comes in at No. 7.
- Linkhart, Hiestand, and Robertson also all stand in the top ten for total kills (256, 221, and 162)
NCAA LEADERS
- Wittenberg as a team comes in No. 3 in all of DIII for hitting-percentage with .267%.
- Ricketts sits at No. 5 in assists/set with 10.56.
- Wittenberg as a whole is at No. 8 in all of DIII for assists/set.
- The team sits at No. 4 in all of DIII for kills/set with 13.89.