Box Score

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Story Headlines
- Northwest Missouri State volleyball fell to Washburn University, 3-1, on Friday night inside Bearcat Arena.
- The Bearcats are now 4-6 on the year and are 1-1 in MIAA play. Washburn improved to 10-0 and 2-0 in conference action.
- Miranda Foster had 18 kills and Jackie Becker added 15 kills to lead the way for Northwest.

Northwest Statistics
- Sophomore Miranda Foster had 18 kills to go along with seven digs and a block assist.
- Jackie Becker had 15 kills, hit .257 for the day and added three block assists.
- Sarah Dannettell had 42 assists, three digs, two blocks and a pair of kills.
- Libero Bailey Vance had 12 digs.
- Northwest hit .171 for the match with 52 kills against 27 errors.
- The Bearcats tallied three service aces with Kirsten Hudgens notching a pair of aces while Dannettell contributed the other one.
- Northwest had six team blocks led by Becker's three block assists. Alexis Williams and Dannettell each had two block assists.
- Despite dropping the fourth set, the Bearcats held Wasburn to a game-low .200 attack percentage while forcing the set to extra points.

Key Northwest Sequence
Northwest came out firing in the opening set as the Bearcats grabbed a 3-0 lead and never looked back. Northwest led wire-to-wire, hitting .355 as a team with 15 kills against just four errors. The Bearcat defense also limited Washburn to a game-low 13 kills and a .267 attack percentage. Jackie Becker delivered the first two points of the set to pace the team.

Up Next
Northwest continues its homestand on Saturday night at 6 p.m. against Emporia State inside Bearcat Arena. Admission to the match is free. The Bearcats will host Missouri Western on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m.