Block Party Leads to Sweep of No. 9 Viterbo in Top-10 Match

Bekah Horstman notches 1,000th career kill; 19th Raider to join the club

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The No. 7-ranked Northwestern College volleyball team (12-4, 3-3 GPAC) ends their three-match homestand with a straight sets victory over No. 9-ranked Viterbo University (Wis.) (13-6, 3-0 NSAA) in a non-conference clash between top-10 teams inside the Bultman Center Tuesday night.

VB | And that's a Red Raider sweep over No. 9 Viterbo! 🧹

Jazlin De Haan led the match with 12 kills, as the team hit .258 on the night.#RaidersStandOut | @NWCVolleyball pic.twitter.com/w4BGZEIvZq
— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) September 28, 2022

"That was a very good team win against a top-10 team," noted head coach Kyle Van Den Bosch. "I thought our block and defense got into their hitters early and often which forced them to make a lot of hitting errors."

Senior Bekah Horstman (Sr., Pella, Iowa) once again etched her name in the Red Raider volleyball program record book. With her seventh kill in the third set, Horstman notched her 1,000^th career kill becoming the 19^th Raider to join the 1,000-kill club. She joins a more exclusive club being just the second Red Raider to notch 1,000+ kills and 500+ blocks in their career, joining Randa (Hulstein) Poel.

VB | 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 #2️⃣ ‼️

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙗, 𝘽𝙚𝙠𝙖𝙝 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙣!

She becomes the 19th Red Raider to join the club and becomes just the 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 to achieve both 1,000 kills and 500 blocks! #RaidersStandOut | @NWCVolleyball pic.twitter.com/6gxMkUwUsU
— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) September 28, 2022

"What a great accomplishment for Bekah to get 1,000 kills and 500 block in a career," said Van Den Bosch. "She has been a steady performer for us throughout her career."

Northwestern came ready to defend the home court tonight, handedly taking the first set 25-14. Early on, the Raider defense came to play, holding the V-Hawks to a -0.171 hitting percentage with six team blocks in the first set alone. Only eight team kills for the Red Raiders (21 swings) as Viterbo had 14 errors in the set.

The second set saw Viterbo show some fight. After going back and fourth most of the set, Viterbo held a 20-18 advantage. The Raiders used a six-point run to take it to set point (24-20) thanks to five V-Hawk attack errors, but the visiting squad would still have something to say. Rallying all the way back to tie it at 24-24, Northwestern would take the next two points by way of a service error and a set-securing kill by Jazlin De Haan (So., Orange City, Iowa).

Northwestern would use that new-found momentum to take a quick 10-1 advantage. Another run, another six-straight, made it 17-4 and the match looked well in hand. However, yet again, the V-Hawks would show some late life and try their best to claw back into it. A 13-5 push brought the score to 22-17. Van Den Bosch would take a time out to settle his team down, which would work wonders as NWC rattled off the final three points needed to take the set 35-17 and the match (3-0).

"Our offense really clicked tonight as I thought we played pretty fast and aggressive all night long," concluded Van Den Bosch. "Jaz, Alysen, and Bekah were very tough to stop for Viterbo."

MATCH NOTES:

All three victories against Viterbo in the all-time series (3-5) have been sweeps.
The Raiders erupted for 12 total team blocks; highlighted by Bekah Horstman with nine while Jazlin De Haan added seven blocks.
De Haan was the lone Raider with double digit kills at 12 (.227).
Alysen Dexter picked up two service aces.
Olivia Granstra led the team with 14 digs.
With her six digs, Emily Strasser brings her career total up to 1,984 – needing just 16 to reach the 2,000-career dig mark.
Liv Reitsma picks up her 10^th 20+ assist match, making it five-straight.

SCOOTER'S PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bekah Horstman

VB | No shocker here, 𝘽𝙚𝙠𝙖𝙝 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙣 is your @scooterscoffee 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 after notching her 1,000th career kill & having nine blocks!#RaidersStandOut | @NWCVolleyball pic.twitter.com/ltRBHuQTfT
— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) September 28, 2022

Up Next: Northwestern hits the road again for two GPAC matches this weekend, beginning on Friday, September 30 with a trip to Omaha, Neb. to square off with the College of Saint Mary Flames (13-3, 3-3 GPAC).

Don't forget to follow Northwestern College Athletics on Facebook @nwcraiders, Twitter @nwcraiders, and Instagram @nwcraiders! #RaidersStandOut

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Players Mentioned

#11 Alysen Dexter: OH; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#4 Olivia Granstra: DS; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#18 Bekah Horstman: MH; 6' 2"; Senior

#2 Emily Strasser: DS; 5' 6"; Senior

#9 Liv Reitsma: S; 5' 8"; Freshman

#13 Jazlin Douma: OH; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#11 Alysen Dexter
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: OH

#4 Olivia Granstra
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: DS

#18 Bekah Horstman
: 6' 2"; Senior
: MH

#2 Emily Strasser
: 5' 6"; Senior
: DS

#9 Liv Reitsma
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: S

#13 Jazlin Douma
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: OH