Posted: Oct 22, 2021
Volleyball Falls At Davenport 3-0
OVERVIEW – DAVENPORT
SCORES: Davenport Panthers 3, Northwood Timberwolves 0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-23)
RECORDS: Northwood 10-8, 4-4 GLIAC / Davenport 12-9, 4-5 GLIAC
LOCATION: Student Center – Grand Rapids, Mich.
RECAP: Volleyball dropped a 3-0 match at Davenport Friday night (October 22).
INSIDE THE MATCH
- The start of the match saw the Panthers open up a 7-5 lead when DU went on a big push. Davenport scored 10 of the next 12 points to go up 15-7. Northwood got no closer than six the rest of the way in the Panthers' 25-16. DU had a big set offensively, hitting .500 (16-2-28). Northwood finished the opener at .038 (9-8-26).
- Davenport kept the momentum going into the second set, scoring six of the first seven points for an early 6-1 edge. With the DU lead standing at 11-8, the Panthers score four straight to jump out to a 15-8 lead. They eventually scored the final four points of the set to win 25-15 for a 2-0 lead. Davenport continued their strong offensive attack in the second, once again hitting .500 (12-2-20). NU ended the second at .000 (8-8-24).
- Northwood played better in the third, getting out to a 10-7 lead early. DU responded with four of the next five points to level the score at 11-11. The Timberwolves went back on top at 14-12 when the Panthers made the final push of the match. Davenport scored four straight and nine of next 12 points to go up 21-17. NU fought back to get within one at 24-23 before the Panthers closed out the match. DU fell back to .190 on offense in the third (12-4-42). Northwood finished the final set hitting .068 (13-10-44).
MATCH STATS
- HITTING: Northwood .043 (30-26-94), Davenport .356 (40-8-90)
- DIGS: Northwood 41 (Lauren Bell – 17), Davenport 37
- BLOCKS: Northwood 2 (Grace Rekeweg – Two), Davenport 11
- ACES: Northwood 7 (Bell/Maddy House/Megan Acs – Two), Davenport 6
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Al'Lesha Roberts: Nine kills, .500 attack percentage (9-2-14)
- Sydney Sweet/Rekeweg/Kiana Martens: Six kills each
- Macy Lintz: 25 assists
UP NEXT
- Northwood will travel to Ferris State Saturday (October 23). First serve is set for 2 p.m.