ONU OVERTAKES BETHEL IN STRAIGHT SETS
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bethel (IN) (1-5) | 22 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
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Olivet Nazarene (8-3) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's volleyball program won in straight sets on back-to-back nights after defeating Bethel (Ind.) 3-0. Thoralf Schmelzer recorded a game-high 16 points and 13 kills. Tomas Gonzalez ended the night with a season-high 11 digs.
The Tigers led throughout the first set but the Pilots never trailed by more than four points. As the set leveled at 19-19, Cade Ooms sparked a 4-1 run and a 23-20 lead. Consecutive Kahaku Marquez kills ended the set giving the Tigers the 1-0 set advantage.
ONU sporadically built a 17-12 lead in set number two. The two sides traded 4-0 runs before Jake Ostema and Schmelzer struck for the final two points in a 25-20 second set.
Ooms and James Ballance's service opened the third set will a 6-1 ONU run. They continued their run to build a 21-13 lead, their largest of the match. Sterling Staranchuk tallied the final point of the match off an assist from Hunder DeMello.
Gonzales assisted 36 times in back-to-back games. The Tigers as a team hit for .330 and out assisting the opposition 45-27.
WHAT'S NEXT
ONU will return to CCAC action this Tuesday at Trinity International. The start time is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT. Please visit ONUTigers.com for all the updated live links to follow the action.
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*Contact: Patrick Kaindl; Sports Information Graduate Assistant, email pkaindl@olivet.edu
