MARYVILLE, Mo. - The No. 15-ranked University of Nebraska-Kearney Lopers turned the tables on the No. 3-ranked Northwest Missouri State volleyball squad with a 3-0 triumph in Bearcat Arena.

Nebraska-Kearney won by set scores of 25-15, 25-21 and 25-18.

The Lopers recorded their 20th win of the season and moved to 11-6 in the MIAA play. Northwest fell to 19-4 overall and 12-3 in MIAA action.

UNK hit .333 for the match with 49 kills and only nine attack errors. Northwest hit .184 with 42 kills and 19 attack errors. 

Northwest's Payton Kirchhoefer recorded a match-high 17 kills and hit .326. Avery Kemp came off the bench to provide a second-set spark for the Bearcats as she tallied five kills and two block assists.

Northwest will be back in action at home Wednesday against the Missouri Southern Lions. The match will get underway at 6 p.m. in Bearcat Arena.