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WICHITA, Kansas - Behind the strength of a pair of double-doubles from
Maddy Bruder and
Maddy Ahrens, the Northwest Missouri State volleyball team took care of St. Edward's in three sets at the Jet Classic hosted by Newman University. The Bearcats won by set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.
Northwest (7-3 overall) hit .283 in the match and sided out at 58 percent. St. Edward's fell to 7-4 overall.
Bruder recorded her fourth double-double of the season and 46th of her career with 13 kills and 10 digs. Ahrens posted her fourth double-double of the year with 35 assists and 12 digs.
The Bearcat offense also got a boost from
Hallie Sidney (7 kills, .263),
Sofia Schleppenbach (7 kills, .462) and
Bethany Elkins (7 kills, .500). Elkins also tallied a team-best three blocks.
Northwest will be back in action tonight at 6 p.m. against tournament host Newman.