Game Time... The Northwestern College volleyball team is set to make the trip down I29 for a Friday night match against College of Saint Mary. First serve in Omaha, Neb. is set fo 7:30pm.

Northwestern has won seven consecutive matches and is 9-1 in the GPAC, 1/2 game in back of unbeaten and first place Jamestown. They are 11-1 overall. College of Saint Mary has lost five straight and is in 10th place in the GPAC at 2-6, 7-6 overall. 

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All-Time...Northwetsern is 12-6 all-time against College of Saint Mary, dating back to the 1991 season. Last year, the teams split their matches with Northwestern earning the win during the regular season and the Flames coming away with the victory in the GPAC Quarterfinals.

Scouting Reports...

    College of Saint Mary Flames: 2-6 (10th), 7-6 overall            Head Coach: Rick Pruett (4th year)

Following a 7-1 start, College of Saint Mary has lost its last five matches and brings a 7-6 record into Friday night's match. They are currently in 10th place in the GPAC standings with a 2-6 record as they begin the second half of their conference slate. Most recently, they have lost to Jamestown, Midland, Briar Cliff, Morningside and Concordia.

Pruett is in his fourth season as the Flames head coach and returns four starters, 10 players from a 2019 team that qualified for the NAIA Championship Final site. They finished with a 25-17 record, 7-9 (8th) in the GPAC. 

    By the Numbers (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Hitting % - .153 (10th)
    Kills / Set - 12.3 (9th)
    Blocks / Set - 1.8 (8th)
    Digs / Set - 17 (4th)
    Aces / Set - 1.2 (5th)

    Individual Leaders (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Makenna Freeman (All-Conf) - 3.1 kills/set (6th), .192%, 2.9 digs/set
    Elizabeth Dlouhy (All-Conf) - 2.5 kills/set, .290 (8th), 20 blocks
    Kamryn Willman - 2.1 kills/set, .210%, 1.1 blocks/set (7th)
    Lauren Anderson - 9.9 assists/set (6th)
    Rachel Cushing - 5.5 digs/set (2nd)

Northwestern Notes:
GPAC Record: 9-1 (2nd place, 1/2 game in back of Jamestown)
Overall Record: 11-1
Streak: 7 matches won
    wins over Briar Cliff (2x), Concordia, DWU, Doane, Hastings, Mount Marty

Emily Strasser and Lacey Reitz earned GPAC Defensive and Setter of the Week honors for the second time this season; Reitz also took home the weekly honor for the NAIA for the second time. 

    By the Numbers (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Kills / Game: 14.2 (2nd / 5th)
    Hitting %: .285 (1st / 5th)
    Aces / Set: 1.1 (9th)
    Digs / Set: 15.9 (6th)
    Blocks / Set: 2.2 (4th)

   Individual Leaders: (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Anna Wedel - 3.7 kills / set (2nd), .270%, 2.9 digs / set
    Makenzie Fink - 3.0 kills / set (9th), .341% (2nd), 11 aces, 25 blocks
    A.J. Kacmarynski - 2.8 kills / set, .278% (10th)
    Emily Van Ginkel - 2.4 kills / set, .275%, 1.1 blocks / set (10th)
    Macay Van't Hul - 1.6 kills / set, .279%, 1.1 blocks / set (8th)
    Lacey Reitz - 11.9 assists/set (1st / 2nd), 10 aces, 2.4 digs/set
    Emily Strasser - 4.5 digs/set (7th)