Game Time... The Northwestern Volleyball team will take the court for the first time since November 14th, opening the spring season against No.20 Viterbo in a non-conference match-up. Game time is set for 6pm. The seventh-ranked Raiders enter the match with a record of 15-3; the V-Hawks are 10-6 overall and a perfect 8-0 this spring.

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All-Time... The Raiders have a 1-4 record against the V-Hawks, winning their most recent meeting on Sept. 9th, 2019, 3-0. 

Scouting Reports...

    No.20 Viterbo V-Hawks: 10-6                                Head Coach: Ryan DeLong (16th season)

Viterbo comes into Thursday with an eight-match win streak, defeating #12 Bellevue and Dakota State last week. They hold a 10-6 record, going 10-4 in North Star Athletic Association play. This will be their ninth game of the spring.

Ryan DeLong is in his 16th season as the Viterbo V-Hawks' head women's volleyball coach. A six-time conference Coach of the Year, DeLong as a .737 win percentage with a record of 476-170. Under DeLong's leadership, the V-Hawks have won seven regular-season conference titles, six conference tournament titles, qualified for the NAIA National Tournament seven times, and made it to the semifinals at 2019 NAIA National Championship. They return three All-Americans and all but one rotation player from last year's squad that lost in the semi's to Westmont.

    By the Numbers 
    Hitting Percentage - .204
    Kills / Set - 12.95
    Aces - 94
    Digs / Set - 16.02
    Blocks / Set - 1.5

    Individual Leaders
    Maya Roberts (2x All-American) - 3.35 kills/set, .254%    
    Kenzie Winker (all-conference) - 2.85 kills/set, 2.3 digs/set
    Abbey Johnson - 6.1 assists/set
    Lauryn Sobasky (all-conference) - 4.4 assists/set
    Adrianna Reinhart - 4.3 digs/set
    Rekha Drevlow (all-conference)- .47 blocks, .309%

    Northwestern Red Raiders: 15-3                    Head Coach: Kyle Van Den Bosch (16th season)

The Red Raiders enter their first match of the spring with a record of 15-3 after finishing conference play with a record 13-3 last fall.

    By the Numbers
    Hitting Percentage - .226 (4th in NAIA)
    Kills / Set - 13.56 (T12th in NAIA)
    Aces - 81
    Digs / Set - 16.06
    Blocks / Set - 2.2

    Individual Leaders
    Anna Wedel - 3.7 kills/set, .249%, 3.1 digs/set
    Makenzie Fink - 3 kills.set, .328%
    Lacey Reitz - 11.5 assists/set (5th in NAIA), 2.4 digs/set
    Emily Van Ginkel - 2.4 kills/set, 1 block/set
    A.J. Kacmarynski - 2.5 kills/set
    Emily Strasser - 4.7 digs/set