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Briar Cliff Game Recap
Northwestwern College (IA)
3
Winner Northwestern NWC 7-1, 1-0
0
Briar Cliff (IA) BCU 5-3, 0-1
Winner
Northwestern NWC
7-1, 1-0
3
Final
0
Briar Cliff (IA) BCU
5-3, 0-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Northwestern NWC 25 25 25 (3)
Briar Cliff (IA) BCU 16 13 19 (0)

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

Raiders Strong Defense Leads to a Sweep

Raiders Strong Defense Leads to a Sweep
 
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Northwestern won 3-0 at Briar Cliff (IA) on Wednesday, taking the sets 25-16, 25-13, 25-19. The Red Raiders hit .301 with 39 kills while limiting the Chargers to a .023 hitting percentage and 20 kills.
 
The Red Raiders built an early 9-2 lead in the first set behind kills from Stella Winterfeld and Halie Kapelke, a block by Aubrey De Groot and Winterfeld, and several Chargers errors. The Chargers cut into the margin with three straight points to make it 9-5, then later used an Ayla Richardson ace and an Alexis Even kill to get within 16-13. The Raiders held off that push, moving from a 17-14 lead to 24-15 as Winterfeld, Kapelke and Nyah Potthoff recorded kills and Aubree Shields and Maddy Sampson combined on a block. After the Chargers fought off set point once, Kapelke finished the set with a kill from Potthoff for a 25-16 Red Raiders win.
 
The second set stayed within two points until the Chargers moved in front 8-6 on a Red Raiders attack error, but the Raiders answered with four straight points, including a Shields kill from Potthoff, to go ahead 10-8. After the Chargers got within 12-10, the Red Raiders put together a 6-0 run, with Potthoff scoring a kill, Aubrey De Groot and Winterfeld combining on a block, Winterfeld adding three kills and Sidney Oostra serving an ace for an 18-10 lead. The Chargers stopped that stretch with a kill, but the Raiders took the next four points to reach 22-11, getting a Jadyn Hofmeyer kill from Potthoff and a Potthoff service ace. Hofmeyer and Makenna Lilly added late kills, and Maggie Bloom served the closing ace as the Red Raiders finished the set 25-13.
 
The Red Raiders turned a 3-2 edge into a 6-2 lead in the third set while Winterfeld served, getting two kills from Kapelke and one from Hofmeyer. The Chargers later cut the margin to 15-12 on consecutive Raiders attack errors, but Winterfeld answered with a kill and the Red Raiders moved ahead 18-13 before a Chargers block made it 18-14. Bella Sysa put down a kill for 19-14, and Bloom followed with three service aces around a Brooklyn Voss attack error to carry the Raiders to 23-14; after the Chargers got back to 24-19, Shields closed the set with a kill for a 25-19 finish.
Game Notes:
  • Coach Van Den Bosch is now three wins shy of 600 on his Northwestern career.
  • Maggie Bloom tallied 4 aces in the match as the serving specialist.
  • Halie Kapelke had an efficient night on the right side posting 9 kills on a .500 hitting percentage.
Up Next: The Raiders will head to Omaha to compete in the CSM Labor Day Classic this weekend. They open play on Saturday, September 4 vs. Ottawa University (Ks) at noon, and then play Lindsey Wilson College (Ky) at 4:00 PM.
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