Posted: Mar 13, 2021

Volleyball Falls At Northern Michigan 3-0

Northwood

(5-2,5-2)

Northern Mich.

(6-1,6-1)

Final

Northwood (5-2,5-2)

Northern Mich. (6-1,6-1)

Game Leaders

K: 2 Players (#17, #24) - 9

B: Mary Gallagher - 2

D: Lauren Bell - 16

SA: 2 Players (#11, #15) - 1

K: Jacqueline Smith - 19

B: Meghan Meyer - 5

D: Alli Yacko - 18

SA: 2 Players (#1, #9) - 1

Team Stats

Northwood

Northern Mich.

Hitting %

.186

.262

Blocks

3.0

6.0

Digs

Aces

Full stats

OVERVIEW – NORTHERN MICHIGAN

SCORE: Northern Michigan Wildcats 3, Northwood Timberwolves 0 (25-18, 25-18, 30-28)

RECORDS: Northern Michigan (7-1, 7-1 GLIAC), Northwood (5-3, 5-3 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Marquette, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Volleyball battles in final set but falls 3-0 at GLIAC leading Northern Michigan Saturday afternoon (March 13).

INSIDE THE MATCH

The Wildcats scored six of the first eight points of the match to take the early advantage. NU got back within two at 8-6, but that is as close as the Timberwolves would get. Northwood did score three straight points late to cut the advantage to 21-18, only to see the Wildcats score the final four points to take the opener 25-18. Northern Michigan hit .121 (12-8-33) in the set but held Northwood to .000 in the first (9-9-32).
The key stretch of the second set came with the score level at 13-13. That is when NMU put up seven of the next eight points to go up 20-14. Northern Michigan went on to win 25-18 for a 2-0 lead. Northwood picked up their offense in the second, finishing with a .237 attack percentage (13-4-38). NMU also was better in the second, hitting .368 (15-1-38).
Northwood got off to a strong start in the third set, scoring five of the first six points. NMU eventually tied the score 10-10, but NU responded to eventually lead 21-18. The Wildcats put up five of the next six points to tie the score at 23-23. Northwood eventually had set points at 27-26 and 28-27, but were unable to close out the set. NMU scored the final three points to win 30-28 to close out the match. Both teams hit well in the third – the Wildcats finished at .275 (22-8-51) compared to Northwood at .271 (17-4-48).

MATCH STATS