Game Time... No.7 Northwestern will play its traditional home opener Tuesday night when they host William Penn in non-conference action. First serve is scheduled for 7pm. The Red Raiders are off to a 3-0 start to the 2019 season while William Penn is 3-1. 

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All-Time...This will be the fourth ever match-up between the two teams with Northwestern owning a 3-0 record against the Statesmen. The Red Raiders swept matches in both 2015 and 2007 while earning a 3-1 win in 2008.

Scouting Reports...

    William Penn Statesmen: 3-1            Head Coach: Aleesha Cleaver (2nd year)

The Statesmen went 3-1 playing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Fall Fling last weekend in Hutchinson, Kan. They began with a sweep over Sterling and followed with a pair of five-set wins over both Tabor and Friends. William Penn concluded the productive weekend with a 3-1 setback against McPherson. Tuesday's match against the Red Raiders followed with a tournament this weekend will take WPU into the beginning of conference play next week.

Cleaver returns for her second season as the head of the William Penn program after serving in the same role at Southwest Community College for two years. Cleaver, a former player for Upper Iowa University, returns four starters and eight letter winners from a 2018 team that finished 11th in the 13-team Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season at 6-12, 19-15 overall. They were picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll.

    Team Stats:
    .171 hitting %
    11.7 kills / set
    28 aces
    2 blocks / set

    Individual Leaders:
    Corrin Lepper - 3.0 kills/set, .336 hitting %, 18 blocks (3rd team all-HAAC)
    Jada Perkins - 2.3 kills/set, .109 hitting %, 7 blocks (transfer)
    Danielle Pendzinski - 2.3 kills/set, .194 hitting %, 12 blocks (returner)
    Annalise Whitcomb - 7.5 assists/set, 1.8 digs (transfer)
    Cameryn Campbell - 5.1 digs/set, 8 aces (transfer)

    #7 Northwestern College: 3-0        Head Coach: Kyle Van Den Bosch (15th year)

The Red Raiders went a perfect 3-0 at their Classic last weekend, earning a pair of 3-0 wins (Wayland Baptist and Baker) and a 3-2 victory over 19th-ranked Corban. Saturday's win over Baker marked the 400th victory for Coach Van Den Bosch in his 15 years at NWC and the second coach in program history to achieve that milestone.

    Team Stats:
    .365 hitting %
    15.7 kills / set
    21 aces
    1.6 blocks /set

    Individual Leaders:
    Makenzie Fink - 4 kills/set, .438 hitting %, 2 blocks
    Anna Wedel - 3.7 kills/set, .300 hitting %, 2 blocks
    A.J. Kacmarynski - 3.5 kills/set, .353 hitting %
    Bekah Horstman - 2.8 kills/set, 11 blocks, .591 hitting %
    Emily Van Ginkel - 1.1 kills/set, 5 blocks
    Lacey Wacker - 13.2 assists/set, 7 aces
    Emily Strasser - 3.5 digs/set, 5 aces