Volleyball drops straight-sets match at Saginaw Valley State

The basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (6-17, 3-10 GLIAC); Saginaw Valley State (16-9, 8-5 GLIAC)
• Location: Hamilton Gymnasium – University City, Mich.
• Attendance: 245

Inside the numbers

• Senior Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) led the Lions with 12 kills, while freshman Ainsley Johnson (Springfield, Ill./Calvary) added eight and graduate student De'sheonna Foster (Evansville, Ind./Boonville) recorded five.
• Junior Delanie Voss (Cedar Lake, Ind./Illiana Christian) paced PNW defensively with 15 digs. Freshman Cecelia Goode (Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw) added 12 digs, while Huelskamp contributed eight.
• Freshman Addison Smith (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) dished out 27 assists and added seven digs.
• Johnson and Voss each recorded two service aces, while Goode added one.
• Junior Kennedy Rowzee (Rock Falls, Ill./Newman Central Catholic) and Smith each contributed a block.
• As a team, PNW finished with 35 kills, a .133 hitting percentage, five aces, one block, 31 assists and 46 digs.
• Saginaw Valley State recorded 49 kills and hit .285, while adding four aces, six blocks, 45 assists and 55 digs.

The breakdown

• Set 1: Purdue Northwest came close to taking the opening set, but Saginaw Valley State edged the Lions, 26-24. PNW recorded 12 kills in the set, while the Cardinals finished with 16.
• Set 2: The Cardinals built on their opening-set victory, taking the second set, 25-20. Saginaw Valley State hit .351 in the frame, while PNW tallied nine kills.
• Set 3: The Lions continued to battle in the final set, recording 14 kills and hitting .219. Saginaw Valley State held off the late push to secure the set, 25-22, and complete the straight-set victory.

Up next

Purdue Northwest returns home for their final weekend of the regular season when they host Wayne State on Friday, November 6, in GLIAC action. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. CT at the Fitness and Recreation Center in Hammond, Indiana.