Volleyball Drops 3-0 Match At Wayne State

OVERVIEW – WAYNE STATE

SCORE: Wayne State Warriors 3, Northwood Timberwolves 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-23)

RECORDS: Northwood 7-2, 1-1 GLIAC / Wayne State 8-2, 2-0 GLIAC

LOCATION: Matthaei Center – Detroit, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Volleyball dropped a 3-0 match at Wayne State Saturday afternoon (September 18).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• In the opening set, the score was tied 7-7 when Wayne State took over. WSU scored five straight points and did not allow NU to get any closer than three the rest of the way in Wayne State's 25-15 win. The Warriors played a clean opening set offensively, finishing with 12 kills and one error on 37 attempts (.297). NU finished at .025 (11-10-40).
• WSU kept the momentum going immediately in the second set, scoring six of the first seven points. The Warriors held leads of 12-3 and 17-7 before taking the set 25-13. Wayne State had a big hitting set in the second, ending with a .389 attack percentage (18-4-36). Northwood hit .036 in the second (7-6-28).
• The third set was much closer, as the biggest lead for either team was three points. Northwood was up 12-9 before the Warriors made a run to go up 18-16. The score was tied 19-19 before the Warriors close things out, scoring five of the next seven points before winning 25-23. The Timberwolves had their best hitting set of the match in the third, finishing at .312 (16-6-32). WSU ended at .294 (13-3-34).

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Wayne State .327 (43-8-107), Northwood .120 (34-22-100)
• DIGS: Wayne State 39, Northwood 40 (Lauren Bell – 14)
• BLOCKS: Wayne State 8, Northwood 6 (Three players – Two)
• ACES: Wayne State 4, Northwood 4 (Macy Lintz – Four)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maya Ferland: Eight kills, two blocks
• Grace Rekeweg/Kiana Martens: Seven kills each
• Lintz: 29 assists, five digs

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host its home opener against Northern Michigan Friday (September 24). Match time is set for 7 p.m.