PBears Win the 35th ONU Invitational

The ONU Volleyball started off the season with a solid weekend and 4 wins at the ONU Invitational.  This was the 35th Annual Invitational and this year the Polar Bears hosted, DePauw, Theil, Heidelberg, and St. Mary's.  With a young squad the PBears were excited to get started and see how we would compete and battle against other people besides our own teammates in practice.  Throughout the weekend there were ups and downs but overall the girls continued to battled and even won two of the matches in five sets! Exciting... and nerve racking! :)

Wanted to give a shout out to Ellie Gillespie, sophomore outside hitter for earning Tournament MVP and freshman middle hitter, Kelli Weininger for being named to the All-Tournament Team. Here is the write-up from onusports.com...  

Volleyball Wins 35th ONU Invitational 

OAC Coaches Poll

The 2013 OAC Coaches Poll was released on Thursday. Here is the press release and ranking of the teams. Let's Go PBears!!

Pre-Season AVCA Poll

We have the first AVCA Poll of the season.... ONU is mentioned and received votes... but where do we go from here girls?? This is just the beginning. The canvas is blank. Go PBears!

Team Summer Get-Together

Every summer the girls will organize and have a team get-together at someone's house.  This year the girls traveled to Cincinnati to stay at Ellie's house.  Along with a giant sleepover they also went canoeing... how fun!  I was able to snag a couple pictures from Facebook of the girls.  They all survived!! :)

2013 Polar Bear Class

The time has come for the girls to get back on campus and all of us to get back in the gym! Let's just hope the weather stays this way because it will make pre-season real 'cool'! We are excited to have six new Polar Bears joining our family.  Here 's a little about each one of them...


Ashley Borchers is a 5'11 setter joining the Polar Bears from Russia High School. She earned 3rd team All-Ohio her senior season and is looking to challenge for the setting position.  Currently Ashley is majoring in Early Childhood Education at ONU.

Mackenzie Griffith joins the Polar Bears after a very successful career at Riverview High School.  Griffith is a 5'3 libero who has a 110% effort all the time and was conference player of the year her senior year. She plans on majoring in nursing.

Claire Heitkamp is a 5'11 outside hitter who joins the ONU squad from Marion Local High School. She was a member of the DIV State Championship team her senior year and had 17 kills in the championship match. Claire will be entering the Civil Engineering program here at Ohio Northern. 

Kristin Sessler is a 5'7 outside hitter from Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School who is planning on majoring in Early Childhood Education.  Kristin was a stand out at her high school and was named first team All-Conference three years. She played for Black Swamp Club. She also played basketball and softball in high school.

Taylor Vuich is a Michigan native who attended St. Mary Catholic Central High School and won a state championship her senior year.  She is a 5'11 right side hitter who plans on majoring in Early Childhood Education. Taylor was a first team All-State selection her senior year.

Kelli Weininger comes to ONU from Norwalk High School, where she was a member of a DII State Runner-up team her senior season. She is a 6'1 middle hitter who played club for Black Swamp.  Kelli plans on majoring in Early Childhood Education.