ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Mount Union hosts No. 5-seed Marietta in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Tournament Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex.
 
Tickets online at this link and are $10. OAC Lifetime passes are accepted.
Here are the video link and stats link as well.
 
Teams Breakdown
The Purple Raiders (19-7 overall) are the tournament's No. 4 seed and Marietta (16-10 overall) comes in as the No. 5 seed.
 
Mount Union brings in the OAC's top blocking defense averaging 2.22 blocks per set currently ranking 17th in the nation. Marietta is right behind the Purple Raiders in the conference in blocks per set with 2.21 ranking 18^th in the nation.
 
On the offensive side Mount Union is the most efficient hitting team in the OAC with a hitting percent of .255 ranking 8^th in the nation. Mount Union is second in points per set (17.14) and kills per set (13.16). Marietta is sitting sixth in points per game (15.67), and seventh in kills per set (11.70) and hitting percent (.178).
 
Players to Watch (Mount Union)
#1 Ava Bolen – The senior middle hitter is ranked first in the OAC and 12th in the nation in hitting percentage (.380), she is first on the team and third in the OAC in blocks per set (1.08) and blocks (95). She is fourth on the team in kills (169) and kills per set (1.86).
 
#6 Sadie Thomas –The senior outside hitter currently ranks first on the team and 11th in the OAC in hitting percentage (.270), second on the team and 9^th in the OAC in kills per set (2.69) and kills (242).
 
#12 Zoe Sweigart –The sophomore outside hitter currently ranks first on the team and fourth in the OAC in kills (273) and kills per set (3.10).
 
 
Players to Watch (Marietta)
#18 Annabelle Hacker  – The senior middle hitter leads the OAC in blocks per set with 1.24 and blocks with 118 and she was third on the team in kills with 267.
 
#8 Elyse Smith – The freshman setter is currently second in the OAC in assists per set with 7.79 and is tied for first on the team with service aces having 32.
 
OAC Tournament History
 
It is the 36th OAC Tournament appearance for Mount Union and the Raiders have a 29-32 record and won tournament titles in 2011, 2013 and 2014.
 
Marietta is in its 28th OAC tournament and have compiled a 9-27 record.
 
Mount Union and Marietta have met seven previous times in the OAC Tournament with Mount Union winning five of those match ups.
 
2023 - #3 Mount Union 3, #2 Marietta 2 (Semifinals)
2022 - #4 Marietta 3, #5 Mount Union 1 (Quarterfinals)
2014 - #1 Mount Union 3, #8 Marietta 0 (Quarterfinals)
2013 - #1 Mount Union 3, #8 Marietta 0 (Quarterfinals)
2009 - #2 Mount Union 3, #7 Marietta 0 (Quarterfinals)
2003 - #5 Marietta 3, #4 Mount Union 2 (Quarterfinals)
2000 - #4 Mount Union 3, #5 Marietta 0 (Quarterfinals)
Up Next ...
 
The winner advances to the OAC Semifinals against No.1-seed Otterbein on Thursday, November 12th at 7 PM in Westerville.