Volleyball Loses 3-0 To Michigan Tech

OVERVIEW – MICHIGAN TECH

SCORES:  Michigan Tech Huskies 3, Northwood Timberwolves 0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-20)
RECORDS: Northwood (6-7, 0-5 GLIAC), Michigan Tech (8-5, 3-2 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood dropped a 3-0 home match to Michigan Tech Saturday (September 23).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• The opening set was tied 14-14 when the Huskies took control. MTU claimed 11 of the final 14 points of the set to win 25-17. Michigan Tech hit .270 in the set (16-6-37) while holding Northwood to a .088 clip (9-6-34).
• The Huskies wasted no time in the second set, jumping out to a 12-0 lead to start play. Northwood got no closer than eight points the rest of the way as the Huskies won 25-16. MTU had the exact same hitting numbers in the second set as they did in the first, finishing at .270 (16-6-37). Northwood ended up at .071 (6-4-28).
• NU was tied with MTU at 9-9 in the final set, only to see the Huskies score six straight points. Northwood got no closer than four points the rest of the way. Hitting stats in the final frame were similar to those from the opening two sets – MTU: .233 (15-5-43), NU: .045 (10-8-44).

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Northwood: .066 (25-18-106),  Michigan Tech: .256 (47-17-117) 
• DIGS: Northwood 49 (Allison Getty – 16),  Michigan Tech 60
• BLOCKS: Northwood 9.0 (Carson Rutherford/Sydney Greulich – 5, Michigan Tech 8.0
• ACES: Northwood 3 (Getty/Meredith Collins/Nadia Atton – 1),  Michigan Tech 2

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Rutherford: Seven kills, five blocks, 9.5 points
• Getty: Six kills, 16 digs
• Greulich: Five kills, five blocks

UP NEXT

• Northwood will travel to Saginaw Valley Friday night (September 29). First serve is set for 7 p.m.