Story Headlines- After falling behind two sets, the Northwest Missouri State volleyball team's rally fell a few points short, losing to #14 Central Oklahoma, 3-1.
- The loss leaves the Bearcats with a 10-4 record overall and 3-1 in the conference, while the Bronchos improve to 15-1 and 4-0 in MIAA play.
- Northwest tallied 60 kills, three more than the Bronchos.
Key Northwest Statistics-
Maddy Bruder led the Bearcats' attack, totaling 22 kills. The freshman added six digs and one assist.
- Junior
Jackie Becker totaled 10 kills and accumulated a .364 hitting percentage. Becker added one block assist on defense.
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Miranda Foster contributed 14 kills, eight digs and three block assists.
- Setter
Sarah Dannettell tallied 49 assists, nine digs, one block assist and two service aces.
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Shelby Duren had 13 digs to go along with seven kills and one assist.
- Libero
Aarika Wittenburg had a game-high 18 digs while tossing up two assists.
- The Bearcats hit .221 on the day. Their best set was the third, where they hit at a .293 clip.
Key Northwest Sequences- Although Northwest entered the third set with a two set deficit, the fate of the match was far from determined. After the teams traded points for much of the set, Central Oklahoma scraped together a three point lead at 18-15. A kill from
Maddy Bruder returned serve to the Bearcats, who forced an attack error to close the gap to 18-17. Another strong kill from Bruder leveled the score at 18 and forced a Broncho timeout.
Sofia Schleppenbach and
Miranda Foster blocked the ensuing UCO attack to give the Bearcats their first lead since 1-0.
- After Central Oklahoma won five of the next eight points to take a 23-22 lead,
Amy Woerth took a timeout. Consecutive kills from
Jackie Becker and
Shelby Duren out of the break put the Bearcats one point away from taking the set. Following another UCO timeout,
Jackie Becker and
Sarah Dannettell blocked a Broncho attack to force a fourth set, winning 25-23.
Up Next- The Bearcats return to the court for a midweek contest when they host Missouri Western on Tuesday. The match will begin at 7 p.m. inside Bearcat Arena.
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