OVERVIEW:
The Great Midwest volleyball teams entered week eight of play on Tuesday, Oct. 21.  Walsh, Findlay and Cedarville remain at the top of their respective divisions.
 
SCOREBOARD:
Tuesday, October 21
Lake Erie 3  vs. Roberts Wesleyan 1
Ursuline 0 vs. Wheeling 3
Thomas More 3 vs. Kentucky State University 0
 
Wednesday, October 22
Walsh 3 vs. Ashland 1
Cedarville 3 vs. Ohio Dominican 2
 
Friday, October 24
Walsh 3 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan 0
Tiffin 3 vs. Lake Erie 0
Findlay 3 vs. Ursuline 0
Thomas More  vs. Malone 1
Hillsdale 3 vs Northwood 2
 
Saturday, October 25
Ohio Dominican 3 vs. Ashland 0
Malone 3 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan 2
Cedarville 3 vs. Gannon 1
Findlay 3 vs. Lake Erie 0
Walsh 3 vs. Thomas More 2
Tiffin 3 vs. Ursuline 1
 
Sunday, October 26
 Findlay 3 vs. Clarion 0
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Thomas More Saints swept Kentucky State on Tuesday, Oct. 21 in a final score of 3-0.  Leading the charge for the Saints was Ebony Gomez with 19 kills and one block.
• In an intense five set matchup between the Cedarville Yellow Jackets and Ohio Dominican Panthers on Wednesday, Oct. 22, the Yellow Jackets took the victory in a final score of 3-2.  The Yellow Jackets have now found themselves at the top of the South Division. Aiding in this victory were both Jenna Peters with a double-double with 18 kills, 15 digs and an ace, and Grace Zinchuk with 12 kills and five blocks.
• The Northwood Timberwolves fell to the Hillsdale Chargers in a final score of 3-2 on Friday, Oct. 24, one of the closest matches of the season for both teams.  Chargers’ Grace Drake found her best performance of her early career with her first ever collegiate triple double with 16 kills, 29 assists, 14 digs, two aces, and three blocks.
• On Saturday, Oct. 25 the Findlay Oilers overtook the Lake Erie Storm in three straight sets.  The Oilers found a .488 team hitting percentage with 49 kills on just seven errors, holding the Storm to a .016 mark.  Leading the charge was Makenna Belcher who found 13 kills on a.542 hitting clip, adding one assist and a solo block for 13 total points.
• Walsh remains at the top of the East Division, collecting wins over Ashland, Thomas More, and Kentucky Wesleyan. Kameron Stover continues to dominate, leading the league in kills at 4.55 per set.

 
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:

• Hitting Percentage: Adi Sysum, HU  (66 sets, .387)
• Kills: Kameron Stover, WU (75 sets, 4.55/set)
• Assists: Emma White, UF (72 sets, 11.71/set)
• Service Aces: Jenna Leugers, UF (42 sets. 0.52/set)
• Blocks: Janae Heegaard, CU (76 sets, 1.26 per set)
• Digs: Abbey Queen, AU (68 sets, 5.35/set)
• Points: Kameron Stover, WU (75 sets, 45.03/set)

 
UP NEXT:
Week 9 Matchups (all times are in ET)
 
Tuesday, October 28
Walsh 3 vs. California University of Pennsylvania 1
Ohio Dominican 3 vs. Central State 1
 
Thursday, October 30
Hillsdale vs. Ursuline, 6: 00 P.M.
 
Friday, October 31
Hillsdale vs. Ashland, 6:00 P.M.
Cedarville vs. Thomas More, 6:00 P.M.
Northwood vs. Ursuline, 6:00 P.M.
Tiffin vs. Walsh, 6:00 P.M.
Ohio Dominican vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 7:00 P.M.
Findlay vs. Malone, 7:00 P.M.
 
Saturday, November 1
Cedarville vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, NOON
Findlay vs. Walsh, NOON
Tiffin vs. Malone, 1:00 P.M.
Northwood vs. Ashland, 4:00 P.M.
Ohio Dominican vs. Thomas More, 5:00 P.M.
Hillsdale vs. Lake Erie, 5:00 P.M.
 
Sunday, November 2
Northwood vs. Lake Erie, NOON