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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team swept Lindenwood, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
- The Bearcats move to an even 7-7 on the year and 1-1 in MIAA play. The Lions fall to 8-7 overall and 0-2 in conference action.
- Northwest hit .305 as a team and committed just 10 attacking errors in the three sets.

Key Northwest Statistics
- The Bearcats won all three sets by scores of 25-18, 25-17 and 26-24.
- Maddy Bruder had 14 digs and eight kills for Northwest.
- Olivia Nowakowski recorded 15 digs with three assists.
- Morgan Lewis hit .375 with eight kills. She also added four total blocks.
- Maddy Ahrens had 22 assists with five digs and one kill.
- Sarah Dannettell added 11 assists with five digs.

Key Northwest Sequence
- Lindenwood held a late 22-20 lead in the third set as Northwest was forced to take a timeout. Hallie Sidney came up with a kill and a block on the next point to tie the set, 22-22. But a service error and a Lion kill gave Lindenwood set point at 24-22, forcing another Northwest timeout. Out of the break, Morgan Lewis had a kill and Darcy Sunderman tied it up at 24-24 with a service ace. The Lions were then forced into a pair of attacking errors to give Northwest the set and the match.

Up Next
- The Bearcats will head to Missouri Western on Tuesday, Sept. 26, for a 7 p.m. MIAA match in St. Joseph, Mo. Northwest's home opener will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, against Southwest Baptist.