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Northern Ill. (8-12,8-12 MAC) -VS- Western Mich. (15-4,15-4 MAC)

Box Score

Northern Ill. logo
0
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Western Mich. logo
3

Northern Ill. (8-12,8-12 MAC)
-VS-
Western Mich. (15-4,15-4 MAC)

Team Score By Period
Team 1 2 3
Northern Ill. NIU 13 18 23
Winner Western Mich. WMU 25 25 25
Date:
3/23/2021
Time:
6:09 pm
Site:
Kalamazoo, MI (Read Fieldhouse/Univ)
Attendance:
100

Match Details

Game Statistics By Set
Set Northern Ill. Western Mich.
K E TA % K E TA %
Set #1 7 5 25 .080 16 2 29 .483
Set #2 12 2 40 .250 18 4 37 .378
Set #3 14 6 30 .267 15 5 35 .286
Total 33 13 95 .211 49 11 101 .376
Team Statistical Comparison
Statistic Team Comparison
NIU - WMU
Points
39.0
58.0
Kills
33
49
Aces
1
5
Blocks
5
4
Assists
30
43
Digs
35
41

Game Leaders

NIU - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Kemp, Jasmine (9), Jablonski, Katie (8), Gromos, Angie (6)
Aces Mihacevich, Ella (1)
Blocks Kemp, Jasmine (3), Kovanda, JoDee (1), Balensiefer, Grace (1)
Assists Balensiefer, Grace (28), Juarez, Samantha (2)
Digs Juarez, Samantha (11), Shelley, Kennedy (8), Jablonski, Katie (6)
WMU - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills King, Maggie (13), Bontrager, Rachel (12), Phillips, Meredith (8)
Aces Boyle, Mairead (1), Simkins , Andelyn (1), Smith, Kaley (1)
Blocks Bontrager, Rachel (2), Smigiel, Cassandra (2), Marr, Julia (2)
Assists Case, Logan (40), Smith, Kaley (3)
Digs Smith, Kaley (10), Case, Logan (8), Simkins , Andelyn (7)

Individual Statistics

Northern Ill. (8-12,8-12 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 8 7 31 .032 0 0 0 3 0-3 0 0 0 6 0 0 8.0
4 4 Shelley, Kennedy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0.0
5 5 Kovanda, JoDee 3 4 0 12 .333 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.5
7 7 Balensiefer, Grace 3 0 0 1 .000 28 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0.5
8 8 Turskey, Kelsy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
12 12 Kemp, Jasmine 3 9 1 13 .615 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 11.0
14 14 Bell, Kaitlyn 3 2 1 11 .091 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.5
15 15 Mihacevich, Ella 3 1 0 2 .500 0 0 1 0 1-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2.0
18 18 Juarez, Samantha 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 11 0 2 0.0
17 17 Gromos, Angie 2 6 3 14 .214 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.0
20 20 Wallace, Kennedy 2 3 1 11 .182 0 0 0 2 0-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.5
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Totals 33 13 95 .211 30 0 1 7 1-7 2 6 0 35 1 5 39
NIU - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
2 2 Jablonski, Katie 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 8.0
4 4 Shelley, Kennedy 3 0 0 0 8 0 1 0.0
5 5 Kovanda, JoDee 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.5
7 7 Balensiefer, Grace 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0.5
8 8 Turskey, Kelsy 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0
12 12 Kemp, Jasmine 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 11.0
14 14 Bell, Kaitlyn 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.5
15 15 Mihacevich, Ella 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 2.0
18 18 Juarez, Samantha 3 0 0 0 11 0 2 0.0
17 17 Gromos, Angie 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.0
20 20 Wallace, Kennedy 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.5
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
Totals 2 6 0 35 1 5 39

Western Mich. (15-4,15-4 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 1 1-1 0 0 0 6 0 0 1.0
3 3 Simkins , Andelyn 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 0 0 0 7 0 0 1.0
6 6 Smith, Kaley 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1-2 0 0 0 10 0 1 1.0
9 9 Bontrager, Rachel 3 12 2 27 .370 0 0 1 3 1-3 0 2 0 6 0 0 14.0
11 11 Phillips, Meredith 3 8 1 14 .500 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
12 12 Case, Logan 3 3 0 3 1.000 40 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 8 0 0 3.5
14 14 Smigiel, Cassandra 3 6 1 12 .417 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 7.0
16 16 Marr, Julia 3 7 2 13 .385 0 0 1 1 1-1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9.0
19 19 King, Maggie 3 13 5 32 .250 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.5
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 49 11 101 .376 43 0 5 8 5-8 0 8 0 41 0 1 58
WMU - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
2 2 Boyle, Mairead 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 1.0
3 3 Simkins , Andelyn 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 1.0
6 6 Smith, Kaley 3 0 0 0 10 0 1 1.0
9 9 Bontrager, Rachel 3 0 2 0 6 0 0 14.0
11 11 Phillips, Meredith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0
12 12 Case, Logan 3 0 1 0 8 0 0 3.5
14 14 Smigiel, Cassandra 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 7.0
16 16 Marr, Julia 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 9.0
19 19 King, Maggie 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.5
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 0 8 0 41 0 1 58

Play By Play

Set #1 Plays

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

Set #2 Plays

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

Set #3 Plays

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