Game Time...After a week of four matches in six days, the Raiders enjoyed a two-day respite this weekend and now prepare to play Mount Marty on the road Tuesday night, Oct. 20. First serve in Yankton, S.D. is set for 7:30pm. Northwestern has won six consecutive matches and moved to within a half game of first place Jamestown with an 8-1 record, 10-1 overall. Mount Marty has lost five in a row and winless in the GPAC at 0-6, 5-11 overall. 

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All-Time...Northwestern has won 38 consecutive matches and is 46-1 all-time against the Lancers, dating back to the 1989 season.

Scouting Reports...

    Mount Marty Lancers: 0-6 (12th), 5-11 overall            Head Coach: Frank Hebenstreit (6th year)

Mount Marty has lost five straight matches since a 3-0 sweep against York (Neb.) on Sept. 19 in Yankton, S.D. They have dropped matches to Concordia (2), Morningside, Briar Cliff and the University of Northwestern (Minn.) during the streak. The Lancers are winless in the GPAC (0-6), 5-11 overall; owning a 5-5 record in non-conference play.

Hebenstreit is in his sixth season as the Lancers head coach and returns six starters from a 2019 team that went 0-16 in the GPAC, 8-25 overall. Hebenstreit previously served as the head coach at Norfolk High School for 18 seasons.

    By the Numbers: (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Kills / Game: 11.1 (11th)
    Hitting %: .137 (11th)
    Aces / Set: 1.3 (5th)
    Digs / Set: 14.3 (12th)
    Blocks / Set: 1.5 (10th)

    Individual Leaders: (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Elizabeth Watchorn (All-Conf) - 3.0 kills / set (7th), 14 aces, 3.9 digs / set 
    Gabby Ruth (All-Conf) - 3.0 kills / set (7th), 12 aces, 1.7 digs / set
    Mikaela Ahrendt - 1.6 kills / set, 38 blocks
    Amber Miller - 7.1 assists / set, 1.8 digs / set
    Molly Brinkman - 4.4 digs / set

Northwestern Notes:
GPAC Record: 8-1 (2nd place, 1/2 game in back of Jamestown)
Overall Record: 10-1
Streak: 6 matches
    wins over Briar Cliff (2x), Concordia, DWU, Doane, Hastings

    By the Numbers (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Kills / Game: 14.3 (2nd / 4th)
    Hitting %: .283 (1st / 6th)
    Aces / Set: 1.0 (10th)
    Digs / Set: 16.2 (6th)
    Blocks / Set: 2.2 (5th)

   Individual Leaders: (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Anna Wedel - 3.8 kills / set (2nd), .280% (7th), 2.9 digs / set
    Makenzie Fink - 2.9 kills / set (10th), .332% (3rd), 10 aces, 21 blocks
    A.J. Kacmarynski - 2.6 kills / set, .252%
    Emily Van Ginkel - 2.5 kills / set, .263%, 40 blocks (10th)
    Macay Van't Hul - 1.7 kills / set, .297%, 1.1 blocks / set (8th)
    Lacey Reitz - 12 assists/set (1st / 1st), 10 aces, 2.5 digs/set
    Emily Strasser - 4.6 digs/set (7th)