Northwestern falls to No. 15 Doane in 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 26-24) in the GPAC Volleyball Quarterfinals played tonight in Crete, Neb. The Red Raiders move to 18-17 on the year and Doane advances to the GPAC semifinals with a 23-7 record.
Both A.J. Horstman and Jessica Jensen put down 11 kills to lead the Red Raiders and Caley Vink recorded 3.5 blocks. Jessa Doom pushed up 28 assists while Jillian Estes (18), Lauryn Hilger (12) and Brook Van Gorp were all in double figures in digs.
By the Numbers...
Northwestern hit 5.6% compared to 14% for Doane over the three sets
Doane held the advantage in blocks (13-5-7) and ace serves (6-2)
Horstman has hit for double figures in 19 matches; Jensen has reached double figures in 18 matches
Shayla Wichmann led Doane with 10 kills and was the only player in double figures