COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Dominican Panthers (15-3) volleyball team stepped away from conference play one last time for next week's Midwest Region Crossover as they hosted the California (Pa.) Vulcans on Tuesday (Oct. 6) evening.
Ohio Dominican got their tenth sweep of the season to stay perfect in 2026 and get their 18th straight home win.
W, 3-0 vs. California (Pa.)
- Set 1: ODU 25-15
- ODU started the scoring with three straight points and never trailed in the first set. The Panthers led by as many as 11, eventually winning the set 25-15.
- Set 2: ODU 25-14
- California (Pa.) held the early lead 1-0 but ODU scored the next four points, including two kills by Madelyn Demler. A few errors and an ace tied the set at four. Demler and Annie Fincham combined on a 4-0 run to pull ODU ahead for good. The Panthers closed the set on a 21-10 flurry after the set was tied 4-4.
- Set 3: ODU 25-22
- The set was tied 2-2 and 4-4 before ODU got their first three-point lead of the set at 9-6. The Vulcans scored four of the next five points to tie the set at 10. The set was tied two more times as California (Pa.) took the set lead at 13-12. The Panthers took back the lead with three straight points but the Vulcans tied it at 15 once more. ODU went on a 9-1 run, nearing a sweep at 24-16. A 6-0 Vulcan run closed the gap to 24-22 but Natalie Jones closed the set and match with a kill.
- Individual Leaders
- Team Categories
- Kills: ODU 55, CAL 28
- Assists: ODU 49, CAL 27
- Aces: ODU 4, CAL 3
- Digs: ODU 63, CAL 43,
- Blocks: ODU 5, CAL 3
- Hitting %: ODU .353, CAL .134
Two big conference road matches await this weekend - at Cedarville and Findlay.
