Purdue Northwest volleyball falls 3-0 at Parkside in GLIAC play

The basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (2-8, 0-3 GLIAC), Parkside (8-2, 2-1 GLIAC)
• Location: De Simone Arena – Kenosha, Wis.
• Attendance: 379

Inside the numbers

(16-25, 14-25, 18-25)

• Junior Kennedy Rowzee led the Lions offensively with eight kills while hitting .375, while junior Delanie Voss and freshman Cecelia Goode each added five kills.
• Rowzee paced PNW at the net with one block, while Voss and senior Katrina Soto also recorded one block each.
• Freshman Addison Smith directed the Lions' offense with 17 assists, while Chloe Deckard added four and Voss contributed two.
• Senior Anika Huelskamp led Purdue Northwest defensively with nine digs, while Lauren Brohm recorded seven and Goode added five.
• Smith recorded two service aces, while Voss and Goode each added one.
• Purdue Northwest totaled 24 kills, five aces, two blocks and 27 digs while hitting .089 as a team.
• Parkside was led offensively by Avary Polavin with 16 kills, while Sierra Kilbourn and Emily Zaper each added 10.
• Lucy Russ led the Rangers with 16 assists, while Hailey Warfel added 15.
• Natalie Harris paced Parkside defensively with 11 digs, while Samantha Molenhouse contributed nine.
• Parkside finished with 41 kills, nine aces, four blocks and 44 digs while hitting .415.

The breakdown

• Parkside opened the match with a strong offensive showing, recording 18 kills while hitting .368 to take the first set, 25-16.
• The Rangers continued their offensive efficiency in the second set, hitting .440 with 13 kills while limiting the Lions to eight kills and a .231 hitting percentage.
• Parkside earned a 25-14 victory in the second set to take a 2-0 match lead.
• Purdue Northwest battled in the third set, but Parkside recorded 10 kills while hitting .474 to close out the match with a 25-18 victory.
• Parkside finished the match with a 41-24 advantage in kills and held a 9-5 edge in service aces.
• The Rangers also held advantages in blocks, 4-2, assists, 38-23, and digs, 44-27.
• Rowzee provided an efficient offensive performance, finishing with eight kills on 16 attacks while hitting .375.
• Voss added five kills, one ace and one block, while Goode contributed five kills and one ace.
• Smith finished with 17 assists and two service aces, while Huelskamp led the Lions with nine digs.
• Brohm added seven digs, while Goode contributed five as PNW battled defensively throughout the three-set contest.
• Despite the setback, the Lions continued their GLIAC schedule on the road against a Parkside team that entered the match with an 8-2 overall record.

Up next

• Purdue Northwest continues its road trip on Saturday, September 19, when the Lions travel to take on Roosevelt in GLIAC play. Game time is set for 2 p.m. CT in Chicago, Illinois.