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Western Mich. (13-3,13-3 MAC) -VS- Northern Ill. (7-10,7-10 MAC)

Box Score

Western Mich. logo
3
vs
Northern Ill. logo
0

Western Mich. (13-3,13-3 MAC)
-VS-
Northern Ill. (7-10,7-10 MAC)

Team Score By Period
Team 1 2 3
Winner Western Mich. WMU 25 25 25
Northern Ill. NIU 23 20 14
Date:
3/16/2021
Time:
6:02 pm
Site:
DeKalb, IL (Victor E. Court)
Attendance:
32

Match Details

Game Statistics By Set
Set Western Mich. Northern Ill.
K E TA % K E TA %
Set #1 21 4 40 .425 16 2 37 .378
Set #2 20 6 33 .424 12 3 28 .321
Set #3 19 3 33 .485 8 4 34 .118
Total 60 13 106 .443 36 9 99 .273
Team Statistical Comparison
Statistic Team Comparison
WMU - NIU
Points
62.0
44.0
Kills
60
36
Aces
1
0
Blocks
1
8
Assists
59
35
Digs
48
32

Game Leaders

WMU - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Phillips, Meredith (14), King, Maggie (14), Bontrager, Rachel (13)
Aces Boyle, Mairead (1)
Blocks Bontrager, Rachel (1), Marr, Julia (1)
Assists Case, Logan (54), Smith, Kaley (2), Bontrager, Rachel (2)
Digs Bontrager, Rachel (13), Simkins , Andelyn (8), Case, Logan (7)
NIU - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Wallace, Kennedy (12), Kemp, Jasmine (8), Kovanda, JoDee (6)
Aces
Blocks Kemp, Jasmine (4), Wallace, Kennedy (4), Balensiefer, Grace (3)
Assists Balensiefer, Grace (33), Jablonski, Katie (1), Juarez, Samantha (1)
Digs Balensiefer, Grace (10), Juarez, Samantha (8), Jablonski, Katie (6)

Individual Statistics

Western Mich. (13-3,13-3 MAC)

WMU - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
2 2 Boyle, Mairead 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1-3 0 0 0 5 0 0 1.0
3 3 Simkins , Andelyn 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.0
6 6 Smith, Kaley 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.0
9 9 Bontrager, Rachel 3 13 2 21 .524 2 0 0 1 0-1 0 1 0 13 0 0 13.5
11 11 Phillips, Meredith 3 14 3 29 .379 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14.0
12 12 Case, Logan 3 2 0 2 1.000 54 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 7 1 0 2.0
14 14 Smigiel, Cassandra 3 8 0 10 .800 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
16 16 Marr, Julia 3 9 4 16 .313 0 0 0 2 0-2 0 1 1 4 0 0 9.5
19 19 King, Maggie 3 14 4 27 .370 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 60 13 106 .443 59 0 1 7 1-7 0 2 1 48 1 0 62
WMU - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
2 2 Boyle, Mairead 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 1.0
3 3 Simkins , Andelyn 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.0
6 6 Smith, Kaley 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.0
9 9 Bontrager, Rachel 3 0 1 0 13 0 0 13.5
11 11 Phillips, Meredith 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 14.0
12 12 Case, Logan 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 2.0
14 14 Smigiel, Cassandra 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
16 16 Marr, Julia 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 9.5
19 19 King, Maggie 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 14.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 0 2 1 48 1 0 62

Northern Ill. (7-10,7-10 MAC)

NIU - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
2 2 Jablonski, Katie 3 5 1 16 .250 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 6 0 1 6.0
4 4 Shelley, Kennedy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0
5 5 Kovanda, JoDee 3 6 0 19 .316 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.0
7 7 Balensiefer, Grace 3 0 1 2 -.500 33 0 0 1 0-1 0 3 0 10 0 0 1.5
8 8 Turskey, Kelsy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
12 12 Kemp, Jasmine 3 8 0 17 .471 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 10.5
14 14 Bell, Kaitlyn 3 3 5 12 -.167 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4.0
15 15 Mihacevich, Ella 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
18 18 Juarez, Samantha 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.0
20 20 Wallace, Kennedy 3 12 1 23 .478 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 4 2 3 0 0 14.0
10 10 Scuric, Brianna 2 2 1 9 .111 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 36 9 99 .273 35 0 0 5 0-5 1 14 5 32 0 1 44
NIU - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
2 2 Jablonski, Katie 3 0 2 0 6 0 1 6.0
4 4 Shelley, Kennedy 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0
5 5 Kovanda, JoDee 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.0
7 7 Balensiefer, Grace 3 0 3 0 10 0 0 1.5
8 8 Turskey, Kelsy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
12 12 Kemp, Jasmine 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 10.5
14 14 Bell, Kaitlyn 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 4.0
15 15 Mihacevich, Ella 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
18 18 Juarez, Samantha 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0.0
20 20 Wallace, Kennedy 3 0 4 2 3 0 0 14.0
10 10 Scuric, Brianna 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 1 14 5 32 0 1 44

Play By Play

Set #1 Plays

Set #1 Plays
Serve Team WMU - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score NIU - Play Description
WMU 0 Western Mich. 1 [Case, Logan] Kill by Kemp, Jasmine (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Juarez, Samantha] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Simkins, Andelyn). 1 Northern Ill. 1
-- WMU subs: Boyle, Mairead; Phillips, Meredith.
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 2 Northern Ill. 1
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Andrews, Charley. 3 Northern Ill. 1
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 4 Northern Ill. 1
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 5 Northern Ill. 1
WMU 5 Western Mich. 2 [Boyle, Mairead] Service error.
-- NIU subs: Mihacevich, Ella.
NIU [Mihacevich, Ella] Kill by Andrews, Charley (from Case, Logan). 6 Northern Ill. 2
WMU 6 Western Mich. 3 [Andrews, Charley] Kill by Bell, Kaitlyn (from Balensiefer, Grace).
-- NIU subs: Shelley, Kennedy.
NIU [Shelley, Kennedy] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 7 Northern Ill. 3
WMU [Bontrager, Rachel] Attack error by Jablonski, Katie. 8 Northern Ill. 3
WMU 8 Western Mich. 4 [Bontrager, Rachel] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Wallace, Kennedy] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 9 Northern Ill. 4
WMU 9 Western Mich. 5 [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by Kemp, Jasmine (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU 9 Western Mich. 6 [Balensiefer, Grace] Kill by Jablonski, Katie (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Balensiefer, Grace] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 10 Northern Ill. 6
WMU 10 Western Mich. 7 [Smith, Kaley] Kill by Kemp, Jasmine (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Jablonski, Katie] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 11 Northern Ill. 7
WMU [Case, Logan] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 12 Northern Ill. 7
WMU [Case, Logan] Attack error by Bell, Kaitlyn (block by Bontrager, Rachel; Andrews, Charley). 13 Northern Ill. 7
-- Timeout Northern Ill..
WMU 13 Western Mich. 8 [Case, Logan] Kill by Kovanda, JoDee (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Juarez, Samantha] Service error. 14 Northern Ill. 8
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Service ace (Jablonski, Katie). 15 Northern Ill. 8
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Andrews, Charley (from Case, Logan). 16 Northern Ill. 8
-- Timeout Northern Ill..
WMU 16 Western Mich. 9 [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Kovanda, JoDee (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU 16 Western Mich. 10 [Mihacevich, Ella] Kill by Bell, Kaitlyn (from Balensiefer, Grace), block error by Andrews, Charley.
NIU 16 Western Mich. 11 [Mihacevich, Ella] Attack error by Andrews, Charley (block by Bell, Kaitlyn; Wallace, Kennedy).
NIU 16 Western Mich. 12 [Mihacevich, Ella] Attack error by Bontrager, Rachel (block by Bell, Kaitlyn; Wallace, Kennedy).
NIU [Mihacevich, Ella] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 17 Northern Ill. 12
WMU 17 Western Mich. 13 [Andrews, Charley] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU 17 Western Mich. 14 [Shelley, Kennedy] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU 17 Western Mich. 15 [Shelley, Kennedy] Ball handling error by Case, Logan.
NIU 17 Western Mich. 16 [Shelley, Kennedy] Kill by Jablonski, Katie (from Balensiefer, Grace).
-- Timeout Western Mich..
NIU 17 Western Mich. 17 [Shelley, Kennedy] Attack error by Phillips, Meredith (block by Wallace, Kennedy; Jablonski, Katie).
NIU 17 Western Mich. 18 [Shelley, Kennedy] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy.
NIU [Shelley, Kennedy] Kill by Smigiel, Cassandra (from Case, Logan). 18 Northern Ill. 18
WMU [Bontrager, Rachel] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan), block error by Wallace, Kennedy. 19 Northern Ill. 18
WMU 19 Western Mich. 19 [Bontrager, Rachel] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
-- NIU subs: Turskey, Kelsy.
NIU [Turskey, Kelsy] Kill by Smigiel, Cassandra (from Case, Logan). 20 Northern Ill. 19
WMU 20 Western Mich. 20 [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by Kemp, Jasmine (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU 20 Western Mich. 21 [Balensiefer, Grace] Attack error by King, Maggie.
NIU [Balensiefer, Grace] Kill by Smigiel, Cassandra (from Case, Logan). 21 Northern Ill. 21
WMU 21 Western Mich. 22 [Smith, Kaley] Service error.
NIU [Jablonski, Katie] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 22 Northern Ill. 22
WMU [Case, Logan] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 23 Northern Ill. 22
WMU 23 Western Mich. 23 [Case, Logan] Kill by Kemp, Jasmine (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Juarez, Samantha] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 24 Northern Ill. 23
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Smith, Kaley), block error by Bell, Kaitlyn. 25 Northern Ill. 23

Set #2 Plays

Set #2 Plays
Serve Team WMU - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score NIU - Play Description
NIU [Jablonski, Katie] Kill by Andrews, Charley (from Case, Logan). 1 Northern Ill. 0
-- WMU subs: Boyle, Mairead; Phillips, Meredith.
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Attack error by Bell, Kaitlyn. 2 Northern Ill. 0
WMU 2 Western Mich. 1 [Boyle, Mairead] Service error.
NIU [Juarez, Samantha] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 3 Northern Ill. 1
WMU 3 Western Mich. 2 [Andrews, Charley] Kill by Kovanda, JoDee (from Balensiefer, Grace).
-- NIU subs: Mihacevich, Ella.
NIU [Mihacevich, Ella] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 4 Northern Ill. 2
WMU 4 Western Mich. 3 [Bontrager, Rachel] Service error.
-- NIU subs: Shelley, Kennedy.
NIU [Shelley, Kennedy] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 5 Northern Ill. 3
WMU 5 Western Mich. 4 [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Wallace, Kennedy] Kill by Case, Logan (from Bontrager, Rachel). 6 Northern Ill. 4
WMU 6 Western Mich. 5 [Smith, Kaley] Attack error by King, Maggie (block by Kemp, Jasmine; Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Balensiefer, Grace] Kill by Andrews, Charley (from Case, Logan). 7 Northern Ill. 5
WMU 7 Western Mich. 6 [Case, Logan] Kill by Kemp, Jasmine (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU 7 Western Mich. 7 [Jablonski, Katie] Kill by Kovanda, JoDee (from Jablonski, Katie).
NIU [Jablonski, Katie] Attack error by Bell, Kaitlyn. 8 Northern Ill. 7
-- NIU subs: Scuric, Brianna.
WMU 8 Western Mich. 8 [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Kemp, Jasmine (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Juarez, Samantha] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 9 Northern Ill. 8
WMU [Andrews, Charley] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 10 Northern Ill. 8
WMU [Andrews, Charley] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 11 Northern Ill. 8
WMU 11 Western Mich. 9 [Andrews, Charley] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Mihacevich, Ella] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 12 Northern Ill. 9
WMU 12 Western Mich. 10 [Bontrager, Rachel] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Shelley, Kennedy] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 13 Northern Ill. 10
WMU 13 Western Mich. 11 [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by Jablonski, Katie (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU 13 Western Mich. 12 [Wallace, Kennedy] Kill by Jablonski, Katie (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU 13 Western Mich. 13 [Wallace, Kennedy] Attack error by King, Maggie (block by Kemp, Jasmine; Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Wallace, Kennedy] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 14 Northern Ill. 13
WMU [Smith, Kaley] Kill by Andrews, Charley (from Case, Logan). 15 Northern Ill. 13
WMU 15 Western Mich. 14 [Smith, Kaley] Kill by Jablonski, Katie (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Balensiefer, Grace] Service error. 16 Northern Ill. 14
WMU 16 Western Mich. 15 [Case, Logan] Attack error by Andrews, Charley (block by Kemp, Jasmine; Jablonski, Katie).
NIU [Jablonski, Katie] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 17 Northern Ill. 15
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan), block error by Scuric, Brianna. 18 Northern Ill. 15
WMU 18 Western Mich. 16 [Boyle, Mairead] Attack error by Andrews, Charley (block by Kemp, Jasmine).
NIU [Juarez, Samantha] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 19 Northern Ill. 16
WMU 19 Western Mich. 17 [Andrews, Charley] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU 19 Western Mich. 18 [Mihacevich, Ella] Attack error by Phillips, Meredith.
NIU [Mihacevich, Ella] Attack error by Balensiefer, Grace. 20 Northern Ill. 18
WMU [Bontrager, Rachel] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 21 Northern Ill. 18
-- Timeout Northern Ill..
WMU 21 Western Mich. 19 [Bontrager, Rachel] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Shelley, Kennedy] Service error. 22 Northern Ill. 19
WMU [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by Smigiel, Cassandra (from Case, Logan). 23 Northern Ill. 19
-- Timeout Northern Ill..
WMU 23 Western Mich. 20 [Simkins, Andelyn] Attack error by King, Maggie (block by Balensiefer, Grace; Wallace, Kennedy).
-- NIU subs: Turskey, Kelsy.
NIU [Turskey, Kelsy] Kill by Smigiel, Cassandra (from Case, Logan). 24 Northern Ill. 20
WMU [Smith, Kaley] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 25 Northern Ill. 20

Set #3 Plays

Set #3 Plays
Serve Team WMU - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score NIU - Play Description
WMU [Case, Logan] Kill by Andrews, Charley (from Case, Logan). 1 Northern Ill. 0
WMU 1 Western Mich. 1 [Case, Logan] Kill by Bell, Kaitlyn (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Juarez, Samantha] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 2 Northern Ill. 1
-- WMU subs: Boyle, Mairead; Phillips, Meredith.
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Attack error by Bell, Kaitlyn. 3 Northern Ill. 1
WMU 3 Western Mich. 2 [Boyle, Mairead] Service error.
-- NIU subs: Mihacevich, Ella.
NIU [Mihacevich, Ella] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 4 Northern Ill. 2
WMU 4 Western Mich. 3 [Andrews, Charley] Service error.
-- NIU subs: Shelley, Kennedy.
NIU 4 Western Mich. 4 [Shelley, Kennedy] Attack error by Bontrager, Rachel.
NIU [Shelley, Kennedy] Kill by Smigiel, Cassandra (from Case, Logan). 5 Northern Ill. 4
WMU [Bontrager, Rachel] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 6 Northern Ill. 4
WMU 6 Western Mich. 5 [Bontrager, Rachel] Attack error by Phillips, Meredith.
NIU [Wallace, Kennedy] Service error. 7 Northern Ill. 5
WMU [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 8 Northern Ill. 5
WMU [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by Case, Logan (from Bontrager, Rachel). 9 Northern Ill. 5
WMU [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 10 Northern Ill. 5
-- Timeout Northern Ill..
WMU [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by Smigiel, Cassandra (from Case, Logan). 11 Northern Ill. 5
-- NIU subs: Scuric, Brianna.
WMU 11 Western Mich. 6 [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by Scuric, Brianna (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Balensiefer, Grace] Kill by Smigiel, Cassandra (from Case, Logan). 12 Northern Ill. 6
WMU 12 Western Mich. 7 [Smith, Kaley] Kill by Kovanda, JoDee (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Scuric, Brianna] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 13 Northern Ill. 7
WMU [Case, Logan] Kill by Bontrager, Rachel (from Case, Logan). 14 Northern Ill. 7
WMU [Case, Logan] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan), block error by Kovanda, JoDee. 15 Northern Ill. 7
-- Timeout Northern Ill..
WMU 15 Western Mich. 8 [Case, Logan] Attack error by Andrews, Charley.
NIU [Juarez, Samantha] Kill by Andrews, Charley (from Case, Logan). 16 Northern Ill. 8
WMU [Boyle, Mairead] Attack error by Bell, Kaitlyn. 17 Northern Ill. 8
WMU 17 Western Mich. 9 [Boyle, Mairead] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Mihacevich, Ella] Kill by Andrews, Charley (from Case, Logan), block error by Wallace, Kennedy. 18 Northern Ill. 9
WMU [Andrews, Charley] Attack error by Wallace, Kennedy. 19 Northern Ill. 9
WMU 19 Western Mich. 10 [Andrews, Charley] Service error.
NIU [Shelley, Kennedy] Kill by Phillips, Meredith (from Case, Logan). 20 Northern Ill. 10
WMU 20 Western Mich. 11 [Bontrager, Rachel] Kill by Wallace, Kennedy (from Balensiefer, Grace).
-- NIU subs: Turskey, Kelsy.
NIU 20 Western Mich. 12 [Turskey, Kelsy] Kill by Scuric, Brianna (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Turskey, Kelsy] Service error. 21 Northern Ill. 12
WMU [Simkins, Andelyn] Attack error by Scuric, Brianna. 22 Northern Ill. 12
WMU 22 Western Mich. 13 [Simkins, Andelyn] Kill by Kemp, Jasmine (from Balensiefer, Grace).
NIU [Balensiefer, Grace] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 23 Northern Ill. 13
WMU 23 Western Mich. 14 [Smith, Kaley] Kill by Kovanda, JoDee (from Juarez, Samantha).
NIU [Scuric, Brianna] Kill by King, Maggie (from Case, Logan). 24 Northern Ill. 14
WMU [Case, Logan] Kill by King, Maggie (from Smith, Kaley). 25 Northern Ill. 14