Scores: Ohio 3, Green Bay 0 (25-18, 22-12, 25-23)

Tournament: Wildcat Challenge

Location: Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena)

Records: Ohio 7-4, Green Bay 2-8 

 

THE BASICS

• Ohio took down Green Bay in a 3-0 sweep in its final match of the Wildcat Challenge.

• The Bobcats close the non-conference tournament portion of their schedule having won six of their last seven.

• Ohio posted a season-best .344 attack percentage, tallying 55 kills against just 12 attack errors.

• Senior outside hitter Kelly Lamberti (Cary, Ill.) once again led the 'Cats, tallying a match-high 19 kills and attacking at a .410 clip. She also tallied six digs and two assisted blocks. Lamberti has totaled double-digit kills in each of the last 10 matches.

• Senior middle blocker/outside hitter Hannah Burkle (Crystal Lake, Ill.) achieved a career high with the Bobcats with 11 kills, marking the second time in the last three matches she has posted double figures. She also tallied four assisted blocks.

• Lamberti and Burkle were named to the All-Wildcat Challenge Team. Lamberti finished the weekend with a team-high 42 kills (5.25 per set), attacked at a .301 clip, recorded 19 digs (2.38 per set) and totaled five assisted blocks. Burkle contributed 20 kills (2.50 per set), attacking at a .318 pace. She also led the Bobcats with 13 total blocks (13 assisted).

• Junior setter Abby Gilleland (Bull Valley, Ill.) achieved her fifth double-double of the 2014 season, posting a match-high 37 assists to go along with 10 digs She also recorded three kills and a solo block.

• Junior middle blocker Karin Bull (Bloomington, Minn.) posted a match-high six assisted blocks and chipped in eight kills.

• Junior libero Meredith Ashy (Louisville, Ky.) led the way on the defensive end with a match-high 19 digs. Sophomore outside hitter/libero Mallory Salis (Oak Lawn, Ill.) contributed 12 digs to reach double digits for the third time in the last four matches. Ashy also totaled a match-high two service aces.

• Redshirt junior outside hitter Chelsea Bilger (Fishers, Ind.) made her return to the court for the first time since suffering a season-ending injury on Sept. 6, 2013. She tallied four kills in her first action in over a year.

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bobcats set the tone in the opening set, jumping out to a 15-8 lead and never looking back. The 'Cats hit .386 (21 kills, four attack errors) to take the 1-0 match lead.

• Ohio put together its most dominating set of the 2014 season to date in the second stanza, attacking at a .452 clip (16 kills, two attack errors). The 'Cats closed the set on a 16-3 run for their most lopsided set victory of the season. Three kills by Bull and a double block by Bull and Burkle highlighted the charge.  

• Ohio overcame a 20-19 deficit in the third set to finish the match victory on a 6-3 run. Bilger provided a lift, tallying two kills during the stretch. Lamberti added three more on the match-ending run.

 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Ohio is 7-0 in 2014 when winning the opening set of a match. 

 

QUOTABLE 

• "It was a good match to get back on the court today. Green Bay has been competitive with a number of good teams, and we knew we needed to play well. The first two sets, we really executed at a high level, offensively. Third set, we were a little sloppy at times, but we were able to focus and get the win. This weekend was a good last-weekend tune-up before conference." â€" First-year head coach Deane Webb 

 

WHAT'S NEXT

Ohio begins Mid-American Conference play next weekend, opening the league schedule at the Convocation Center against East Division foe Kent State University next Thursday (Sept. 25) before traveling to Mount Pleasant, Mich., on Saturday (Sept. 27) to take on Central Michigan University. Both matches are scheduled to get underway at 7 p.m. ET.

 

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