Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State volleyball team picked up its third straight conference sweep, defeating Pittsburg State, 3-0.
- 227 fans watched the match inside Bearcat Arena.
- The Bearcats improved to 10-3 this season and 3-0 in the MIAA, while the Gorillas fall to 0-14 this season and 0-3 in conference play.
- Northwest hit .430 as a team, its best performance in a match this season.
Key Northwest Statistics- Freshman
Maddy Bruder led the Bearcats with 12 kills, good for a .417 hitting percentage. Bruder added five digs and one service ace.
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Alexis Williams hit an astounding .750, totaling nine kills and zero errors on twelve attacks. The sophomore also contributed two block assists.
- Junior
Jackie Becker recorded her sixth double-digit kill night, tallying 10 kills.
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Shelby Duren added eight kills, 10 digs, three service aces, one block assist and one assist.
- Sophomore setter
Sarah Dannettell tossed up 39 assists to go along with seven digs and three kills.
- Senior libero
Aarika Wittenburg added 10 digs and three assists.
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Miranda Foster led the team on defense with 12 digs and one block assist while adding eight kills on the offensive end.
- The Bearcats held Pittsburg State to a .156 hitting percentage.
Key Northwest Sequence- After getting out to a slim 8-5 lead in the first set,
Alexis Williams tallied a kill off a perfect pass from
Sarah Dannettell.
Maddy Bruder followed that up with a service ace before
Shelby Duren recorded a kill to make the score 11-5. The Gorillas took a timeout after
Miranda Foster killed an over pass to extend the lead to seven, 12-5. The Bearcat lead wouldn't dip below six for the remainder of the set.
- Northwest opened the second set with six straight points to gain a commanding lead. After kills from
Jackie Becker and
Miranda Foster,
Shelby Duren recorded a service ace to quickly make the score 3-0. Consecutive attacks from
Sarah Dannettell extended the lead to 5-0 before Duren recorded her second ace in four serves, forcing a Pittsburg State timeout.
Up Next- The Bearcats will return to the court on Saturday, Oct. 3 when they host #14 Central Oklahoma at 3 p.m.
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