Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State volleyball team wrapped up its non-conference schedule on Saturday afternoon with a split in the MIAA/GAC Volleyball Crossover in St. Joseph, Mo.
- The Bearcats swept Henderson State in the first match before falling to Oklahoma Baptist, 3-2.
- Northwest improved its record to 7-3 this season, its best ten game start since 2009 (7-3).
- The Reddies are now 1-11 this year, while the Lady Bison move to 6-7 overall.
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Match One Key Statistics (Northwest def. Henderson State 3-0; 25-16, 25-9, 25-16)
- As a team, the Bearcats hit .256 in the match, including an impressive .364 mark in the second set.
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Darcy Sunderman led Northwest with nine kills and five service aces. The sophomore added two digs and a block assist.
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Miranda Foster and
Alexis Williams each knocked down eight kills. Foster also contributed six digs while Williams had one solo block and two block assists.
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Jackie Becker totaled six kills on just nine total attacks. Becker added one service ace, one solo block and one block assist.
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Shelby Duren tallied five service aces while recording six digs and four kills.
- Although she only appeared in one set,
Aarika Wittenburg led the team with seven digs.
- Northwest held the Reddies to a .025 hitting percentage.
- The 25-9 second set was the first time the Bearcats held a team to single-digit points this season.
Match One Key Sequence- Coming out of a Henderson State timeout early in the second set, the Bearcats found themselves ahead 8-4. After a kill from
Shelby Duren returned serve to Northwest, Duren back-to-back aces to help the Bearcats extend their lead to 13-4. Northwest would win four or more straight points two more times before
Darcy Sunderman ended the set with a service ace of her own.
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Match Two Key Statistics (Oklahoma Baptist def. Northwest 3-2; 25-21, 22-25, 15-25, 28-26, 15-8)
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Miranda Foster recorded 21 kills in the match while adding 10 digs and one block assist on defense.
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Sarah Dannettell tallied 64 assists, a new career high for the sophomore. Dannettell added 15 digs and five kills.
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Olivia Nowakowski totaled 15 digs and three assists.
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Jackie Becker contributed 16 kills, two solo blocks and two block assists.
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Shelby Duren added 15 kills to go alongside 12 digs.
- The Bearcats outhit the Lady Bison, .233 to .212.
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Up Next- The Bearcats will jump into MIAA action next weekend when they host Southwest Baptist on Friday, Sept. 25. The deul of the Bearcats is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. inside Bearcat Arena.
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