Volleyball battles but drops road match at Davenport

The basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (2-11, 0-6 GLIAC), Davenport (9-4, 3-3 GLIAC)
• Location: DU Student Center – Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Attendance: 100

Inside the numbers

(18-25, 23-25, 22-25)

• Senior Anika Huelskamp led the Lions offensively with 10 kills while hitting .563, while junior Delanie Voss added nine kills and senior Katrina Soto contributed four.
• Junior Kennedy Rowzee and graduate student De'sheonna Foster led PNW at the net with five blocks each, while Voss added three.
• Sophomore Lauren Brohm directed the Lions' offense with 12 assists, while freshman Addison Smith added ten and freshman Cecelia Goode contributed two.
• Goode and Smith each led the Lions with 10 digs, while Giana Frayer added nine.
• Junior Alexandra Jelcic and Goode each recorded one service ace for PNW.
• Purdue Northwest totaled 31 kills, two aces, 10 blocks and 44 digs while hitting .179 as a team.
• Davenport was led offensively by Jaide Wirth with 12 kills, while Abby Alan added 10 and Karley Pretzer contributed eight.
• Keira Dommer paced the Panthers with 22 assists, while Madison Berry added 14.
• Hayley Carr led Davenport defensively with 19 digs, while Alan and Berry each recorded nine.
• Davenport finished with 44 kills, eight aces, five blocks and 55 digs while hitting .230.

The breakdown

• Davenport opened the match with 12 kills and a .348 hitting percentage to take the first set, 25-18.
• Purdue Northwest battled throughout the second set, recording 14 kills while hitting .220.
• Davenport answered with 16 kills and held off the Lions, 25-23, to take a 2-0 match lead.
• PNW continued to battle in the third set, recording nine kills and 10 total blocks while keeping the set within reach.
• Davenport recorded 16 kills in the final set and secured a 25-22 victory to complete the 3-0 sweep.
• Davenport finished the match with a 44-31 advantage in kills and held an 8-2 edge in service aces.
• Purdue Northwest controlled the net with a 10-5 advantage in blocks, while Davenport led in assists, 41-28, and digs, 55-44.
• Huelskamp led the Lions with 10 kills while hitting .563, while Voss added nine kills.
• Rowzee and Foster each finished with five blocks, helping PNW record 10 total blocks.
• Brohm recorded 12 assists, while Smith added 10 assists and 10 digs.
• Goode also posted a double-digit defensive effort with 10 digs, while Frayer contributed nine.
• Purdue Northwest battled throughout the final two sets, falling by just two points in the second set and three points in the third.

Up next

• Purdue Northwest returns to action on Tuesday, September 29 when the Lions host Parkside in GLIAC play. The game is set for 6:00 p.m. CT at the Fitness and Recreation Center in Hammond, Indiana.