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Volleyball Defeats Lake Superior State 3-0
Posted: Oct 02, 2021

Volleyball Defeats Lake Superior State 3-0

Box Score
Game Leaders
Northwood
K: Grace Rekeweg - 10
B: Al'Lesha Roberts - 1
D: Megan Acs - 12
SA: 2 Players (#5, #17) - 3
Lake Superior St.
K: Taylor Fleming - 4
B: Camdyn Odykirk - 1
D: Emily Hagelthorn - 5
SA: 2 Players (#21, #20) - 1
Team Stats
Full stats

OVERVIEW – LAKE SUPERIOR STATE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Lake Superior State Lakers 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-23)

RECORDS: Northwood (9-3, 3-2 GLIAC), Lake Superior State (1-11, 1-3 GLIAC),

LOCATION: Cooper Gymnasium – Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Volleyball picks up a 3-0 win at Lake Superior State Saturday afternoon (October 2)

INSIDE THE MATCH 

  • The Timberwolves scored six of the first eight points of the day to open the contest. With NU leading 9-6, Northwood took over. They scored five of the next six and 13 of the next 17 point to go up 22-10. The Timberwolves eventually took the opener 25-11. Northwood hit a solid .250 (9-3-24) but picked up the set win thanks to their defense. The Lakers finished the set at -.038 (3-4-26).
  • The second set started with a pair of 5-0 runs – Northwood scored the first five points before LSSU responded with the next five. The key stretch of the set came with the Northwood lead standing at 13-11. NU scored eight of the next nine points before taking the set 25-14. Northwood's hitting was similar in the second set, finishing at .242 (10-2-33). LSSU ended the second at .037 (4-3-27).
  • Lake Superior State got off to a much better start in the third, going up 11-7. NU came back to take the lead 15-14 to set up a close finish. The biggest lead for either team the rest of the way was three points, which was held by Northwood at 23-20. The Lakers got back within one at 24-23 before NU finished the match with a 25-23 win. The Timberwolves fell back to a .167 attack percentage in the third (15-8-42). Lake Superior State ended the final set hitting .077 (5-3-26)

MATCH STATS 

  • HITTING: Northwood .212 (34-13-98), Lake Superior State .025 (12-10-79)
  • DIGS: Northwood 38 (Megan Acs – 12), Lake Superior State 21
  • BLOCKS: Northwood 1 (Al'Lesha Roberts – one), Lake Superior State 1
  • ACES: Northwood 11 (Grace Rekeweg/Macy Lintz – three), Lake Superior State 2

TOP NU PERFORMERS 

  • Rekeweg: 10 kills, three aces, .381 attack percentage (10-2-21)

UP NEXT 

  • Northwood will host Purdue Northwest Friday night (October 8). Match time is set for 7 p.m.