The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team swept Southwest Baptist, 3-0, on Friday evening at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo.
– The win moves No. 17 ranked Northwest to 20-2 overall and 8-2 in MIAA play. SBU falls to 3-21 on the year and 0-10 in conference action.
– Seniors Jackie Becker and Miranda Foster each had a match-high 10 kills on the evening.
– Sarah Dannettell had 33 assists, four digs, four kills and a block.
– The Bearcats hit .316 for the match, committing just 12 attacking errors.
Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest won by scores of 25-16, 25-22 and 25-14.
– Becker hit .438 for the match while Foster hit .409. Foster also had a match-high 14 digs with a pair of assists and a block.
– Alexis Williams had five total blocks to go along with five kills. She hit .625 for the match with no errors.
– Maddy Bruder had 11 digs with eight kills. She had two blocks, a service ace and an assist.
– Olivia Nowakowski had 12 digs for the match with four assists and a pair of service aces.
Key Northwest Sequences
– Already up by two sets, Northwest took any doubt of the outcome of the match in the start of the third set. After giving up an ace on the opening point, Northwest rallied to win 17 of the next 21 points, going up 17-5. During the rally, Northwest got three kills from Darcy Sunderman, Foster, Becker, Williams and three from Bruder. Williams added three blocks and Sunderman had two as well. Northwest also had three service aces.
Up Next
– Northwest will host Missouri Southern on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. in Bearcat Arena.
— Northwest Athletics —
