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

Raiders Cruise in GPAC Opener; Down Mustangs in Straight Sets

Northwestern extends winning streak against Morningside to six matches

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 8-ranked Northwestern College volleyball team (5-1, 1-0 GPAC) won their Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)-opener in a convincing straight sets victory over the Morningside Mustangs (1-7, 0-1 GPAC), highlighted by a phenomenal performance by the Raider outside hitters.
 
"This is one of our better matches we've played this season," noted head coach Kyle Van Den Bosch. "We played clean straight from the start."
 
A hot attack right out of the gate in Sioux City gave the Red Raiders the advantage they would need to cruise through the first set against the Mustangs of Morningside. Using a 5-0 run early, the Raiders held an 8-2 advantage and never looked back. Hitting a stout .364 as a team in the opening set to Morningside's -.069 proved to be the major difference in the 25-10 first set victory.
The dominance continued in the second set as the Mustangs continued to string any attacks together against a stout Raider defense. Meanwhile, Northwestern was even hotter on the attack in the second set with a team hitting percentage of .484 (16 kills, 31 attempts). Northwestern used a 9-3 run in the set to pull away, leading 17-7. The Raiders would score four-straight points to take the set 25-13.
 
"We've been working hard in the back and we did a good job tonight, noted Van Den Bosch. "We played efficient the whole night and were able to get the ball to our hitters well."
 
The Mustangs ran out of juice in the final set, as Northwestern jumped out to a quick 7-2 advantage to put away the home team. Jadeyn Schutt (Sr., Orange City, Iowa) tallied all of her match-high three service aces to help the Red Raiders take the match in straight sets, winning set three 25-16.
 
"I thought all the hitters were really elite tonight! It was a good conference road win," concluded Van Den Bosch. "We have four really good teams coming up this weekend back her in Sioux City."

MATCH NOTES:
  • The Raiders have won three-straight matches in straight sets
  • Five Red Raiders hit over .300 on the night (min. 10 attempts)
  • Bekah Horstman (12) and Alysen Dexter (11) both notch double-digit kills
  • Horstman recorded her second double-digit kill match of the season
  • The block party continued as the Raiders recorded 7.0 blocks as a team
  • NWC nearly doubled up the Mustangs in kills (47-24)
  • Liv Reitsma tallied 22 assists, followed by Jadeyn Schutt with 18
  • Olivia Granstra led the team with 15 digs
  • Bekah also picked up her second Scooter's Player of the Game honor of the season
SCOOTER'S PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bekah Horstman Up Next: Northwestern will compete in their final tournament of the season at the Sioux City Labor Day Classic, hosted by the College of Saint Mary this weekend. They'll open the tournament on Friday with a pair of matches against two squads receiving votes in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in Dakota State (1:00 PM) and Rocky Mountain (5:00 PM).

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Players Mentioned

Alysen Dexter

#11 Alysen Dexter

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore
Olivia Granstra

#4 Olivia Granstra

DS
5' 7"
Sophomore
Bekah Horstman

#18 Bekah Horstman

MH
6' 2"
Senior
Jadeyn Schutt

#3 Jadeyn Schutt

S
5' 10"
Senior
Liv Reitsma

#9 Liv Reitsma

S
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alysen Dexter

#11 Alysen Dexter

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH
Olivia Granstra

#4 Olivia Granstra

5' 7"
Sophomore
DS
Bekah Horstman

#18 Bekah Horstman

6' 2"
Senior
MH
Jadeyn Schutt

#3 Jadeyn Schutt

5' 10"
Senior
S
Liv Reitsma

#9 Liv Reitsma

5' 8"
Freshman
S