Box Score
Story Highlights- The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team fell to Missouri Western, 3-2, on Tuesday evening inside Bearcat Arena.
- Northwest moves to 5-7 on the year and 2-2 in MIAA play. Missouri Western improved to 9-3 overall and 3-1 in conference action.
- Three Bearcats finished in double-figure kill totals, led by
Jackie Becker (15),
Natalie Gora (13) and
Miranda Foster (13).
Northwest Statistics-
Jackie Becker had a game-high 15 kills, hitting .294, and recorded a team-high five block assists to go aloing with three digs and an assist.
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Natalie Gora hit .184 with 13 kills, two digs and two block assists.
Miranda Foster had 13 kills with three digs and two block assists.
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Sarah Dannettell had 48 assists, tied for the game-high with 14 digs, and recorded two block assists.
- Libero
Bailey Vance also had 14 digs defensively and recorded seven assists.
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Aarika Wittenburg had 10 digs and a service ace.
- Northwest's best game came in the third, hitting .344 en route to winning the set, 25-20. The Bearcats also hit .294 while winning the first set, 25-20.
- Missouri Western recorded 13 team blocks, hit .278 for the match and recorded 63 total kills to Northwest's 58.
Key Sequence- Down 13-15 midway through the third set, Northwest rallied with a five-point burst to take the lead for good in the set. The Bearcats took advantage of three Griffon miscues and followed it up with a pair of kills from Becker. Holding am 18-16 advantage, Northwest closed out the set by winning eight of the last 11 points to take a 2-1 set advantage heading into the fourth.
Up Next- The Bearcats continue MIAA play with a Friday road contest at Central Oklahoma at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Northwest visits Missouri Southern at 2 p.m.
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