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KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Despite a season-high 21 kills from senior
Maddy Bruder, the Northwest Missouri State volleyball team could not slow Sioux Falls at the Rockhurst Classic. Sioux Falls won by set scores of 25-22, 16-25, 25-20, 27-25.
The Bearcats held off three match points in the final set before succumbing to the Cougars in the fourth, 27-25. Northwest faced a 24-22 deficit, but rallied to knot it up at 24-24.
Bruder posted 21 kills and a .545 hitting percentage.
Maddy Ahrens tallied 46 assists.
Northwest (5-2 overall) will be in action against tonight at 7:30 p.m. against tournament host Rockhurst.
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