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Winner Northwestern NWC 24-3, 15-0
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Morningside MOR 14-12, 7-8
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Northwestern NWC
24-3, 15-0
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Morningside MOR
14-12, 7-8
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Northwestern NWC 28 25 25 (3)
Morningside MOR 26 22 21 (0)

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

Raiders Claim Season Title for Third Straight Year

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The Raiders head on the road to Morningside and get a straight set sweep to claim their third straight GPAC regular season title. 

NWC 3 - MSIDE 0 (28-26, 25-22, 25-21)
How It Happened
Northwestern started strong in Set 1 as they jumped out to a 7-1 lead with seven straight points including two attack errors by the Mustangs. After a kill by Maddy Sampson to make it 16-9, Morningside was able to respond with five straight points of their own, narrowing the lead to just two points at 16-14. The Mustangs continued to gain momentum and eventually pulled ahead of the Raiders at 21-20. The two teams would trade back and forth into extra points. Bolstered by kills from Emma Westphal and Stella Winterfeld, Northwestern took the set 28-26.

It was going to be another tight set for the two GPAC squads as the Raiders trailed 0-3 before climbing back to a 4-3 lead with two kills by Rylie Franken.It was back and forth for most of the rest of the set but Franken continued her dominance picking up three more kills as the lead was extended to 17-13. Morningside continued to trade blows with the country's number three team but as the Mustangs pulled within one point at 23-22, Northwestern sealed the set at 25-22.

Once again Morningside scored first but the Raiders rattle off seven straight points highlighted by three kills and a block by Stella Winterfeld. Service errors gave the Mustangs life but Northwestern were able to stay far enough ahead to go up 16-9. A couple of service aces to pull within three before the Raiders scored six points in a row led by Winterfeld's serving, including two aces. Morningside would try to slowly make a run back as Northwestern just continued to score a point or two at a time, eventually taking the set and the match at 25-21.

Match Notes
  • Stella Winterfeld led the team in kills with 16 while adding six blocks and two aces.
  • Zavyr Metzger once again dominated with eight blocks, two solo.
  • Metzger is now second in program history in career blocks with 611.
  • Liv Reitsma was the quiet hero of the match with a team-high 24 assists.
  • Rylie Franken hit well with seven kills on 12 attacks.
  • It's the ninth GPAC title under head coach Kyle Van Den Bosch.
Up Next: The Raiders host Waldorf on Tuesday, November 4th in Orange City at 7:30pm.
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