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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Raiders Fall to Marian to Open NAIA Pool Play

Olivia Granstra notches her 1,000th career dig with her new career-high 43 digs

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 8-ranked Northwestern College volleyball team (22-8, 11-5 GPAC) opened Pool Play at the 2022 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament with a tough four-set loss to No. 21-ranked Marian University (Ind.) (25-6, 13-5 CL) Wednesday afternoon inside the Tyson Events Center.
 
In the fourth set, sophomore Olivia Granstra (Sheldon, Iowa) notched her 1,000th career dig in a Red Raider uniform. She became the 22nd Raider in program history to hit 1,000 digs, as she recorded 43 in the match this afternoon. Additionally, the mark set a new career-high.  
The match started with a Jadeyn Schutt (Sr., Orange City, Iowa) service ace, as the Raiders jumped out to a 7-3 advantage early. The Knights would battle back and tie it up at 7-7, but a service error would swing momentum back to the Northwestern side. The match would stay tightly contested, neither team gaining a true advantage. The Knights would tie it up at 21-21 late. A Marian point would give them a 22-21 lead and the Raiders would take their first time out of the set. Marian would take a 24-22 set point lead, as a Skyler Van Note kill would secure the first set for the Knights.
 
Northwestern took their first lead of the second set (7-6) thanks to a beautiful service ace from Jazlin De Haan (So., Orange City, Iowa) right on the line. That came as part of a six-point run for the Red Raiders. A four-point spurt gave NWC the 15-9 lead, forcing Marian to use a time out. The Raiders kept the Knights at arm's length the rest of the set, ultimately prevailing 25-20 to even the match at one set a piece.
 
The third set would see the Knights jump out to a 9-4 lead, forcing the Raiders to use an early time out. Northwestern would begin to chip away at the deficit, quickly making it 10-8 out of the break. Back-to-back kills would find Northwestern down just two points again (14-12), as another long rally and kill by Bekah Horstman (Sr., Pella, Iowa) would make it just a one-point Knight lead. It would be tied up at 16-16 before Marian would tally three-straight points and would go on to take the set 25-22.
 
Marian kept the momentum in the fourth set with back-to-back blocks. Trailing 18-12 in the fourth set, NWC turned it on with a 3-1 run to cut the deficit to four at 19-15. Three-straight points kept Northwestern in the set – and match – as the Raiders looked to force a fifth set. The Raiders would get within 22-21 in the set, but would fall just short as Marian would record three-straight points to take the match 3-1.

MATCH NOTES:
  • Olivia Granstra's 43 digs today sits second in program history for digs in a single match, trailing Kelli Vermeer's 44 digs in 2002.
  • Marian hit .211 to NWC's .170 on the match.
  • Both teams recorded 100+ digs, with Marian holding the edge 108-102.
  • Northwestern held the edge in total blocks (10-8), led by Bekah Horstman and her six blocks.
  • The Raiders notched 12 service aces for the third time this season.
  • Alysen Dexter and Horstman led the team with 14 kills, Horstman hitting .343 (14-2-35).
  • Liv Reitsma recorded a match-high 42 assists.
  • Jadeyn Schutt and Jazlin De Haan both had four service aces.
Up Next: Northwestern will play their second – and final – Pool Play game on Friday, December 2 against Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) (Texas). First serve from Court 2 is tentatively scheduled for 4:00 p.m. inside the Tyson Events Center.  

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