Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State volleyball team picked up a season sweep of the Emporia State Hornets after winning Saturday's match in straight sets.
- The Bearcats improve to 15-8 overall and 8-5 in the MIAA, while the Hornets fall to 9-15 this season with a 4-10 mark against conference opponents.
- With the win, Northwest has consecutive victories over Emporia State for the first time since 1989 (9/6/86, 10/27/89).
- Freshman
Maddy Bruder led all hitters with 13 kills.
Key Northwest Statistics- As a team, the Bearcats hit .275 while holding the Hornets to a .045 hitting percentage.
- Northwest limited the Hornets to 23 kills.
- In addition to her kills, Bruder tallied eight digs and two block assists.
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Alexis Williams contributed nine kills, three block assists and one solo block.
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Darcy Sunderman and
Jackie Becker totaled eight kills apiece. Defensively, Becker added two block assists and one solo block while Sunderman also made one solo block.
- Senior
Shelby Duren led the team with nine digs and two service aces.
- Sophomore setter
Sarah Dannettell tossed up 38 assists and tallied two kills, two digs and one block assist.
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Gabby Torline came off the bench to contribute two service aces and three digs.
- The Bearcats recorded nine total blocks, compared to seven for the Hornets.
Key Northwest Sequence- Early in the first set,
Maddy Bruder returned serve to the Bearcats on a set from
Sarah Dannettell, putting the Bearcats in front, 11-8. Northwest won six of the next seven points to extend the lead to eight.
Miranda Foster opened the rally with a service ace before
Jackie Becker blocked a Hornet attack. Becker recorded a kill two points later, followed by consecutive service aces for
Shelby Duren, prompting an Emporia State timeout. Becker recorded another kill on a pass from Dannettell, giving the Bearcats a 17-9 advantage.
Up Next- Northwest will hit the road for five straight matches to close out the regular season, beginning with a trip to Nebraska-Kearney on Friday, Nov. 6.
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