Story Highlights
- The Northwest Missouri State volleyball team fell to the Washburn Ichabods, 3-1, on Friday night in Topeka, Kan.
- Northwest is now 9-11 overall and 6-6 in MIAA play. Washburn moves to 18-2 overall and 10-2 in conference action.
- The Bearcats had thre players in double-digits in kills led by Miranda Foster with 15, Shelby Duren with 14 and Jackie Becker with 10.

Northwest Statistics
- After Washburn won the first set, 25-17, Northwest rallied for a 25-23 set win in the second to go into the break tied, 1-1.
- In the third set, the Ichabods took the point, 25-13, and held on for the fourth set, 25-18.
- The Bearcats hit .174 as a team, with the best set coming in the first when the team hit .250 with 13 kills against five errors.
- Washburn hit .331 as a team, hitting a match-best .517 in the first set with 16 kills against one error.
- Miranda Foster had 15 digs to go along with her 15 kills. She also had three blocks.
- Sarah Dannettell tallied a match-best 42 assists, five digs, two kills and a block.
- Aarika Wittenburg had a team-best 17 digs defensively from the libero position.
- Shelby Duren recorded 14 kills, eight digs, two blocks an assist and a service ace.

Up Next
- The Bearcats head to Emporia State on Saturday evening, Oct. 18, to take on the Hornets at 7 p.m. The Bearcats won the first match between the two squads, 3-2, back on Sept. 20 in Maryville, Mo.