Posted: Oct 23, 2021

Volleyball Loses At Ferris State 3-1

Northwood

(10-8, 4-4 GLIAC)

Ferris St.

(16-4, 7-2 GLIAC)

Final

Northwood (10-8, 4-4 GLIAC)

Ferris St. (16-4, 7-2 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Northwood

K: Kiana Martens - 18

B: Sydney Sweet - 4

D: Lauren Bell - 19

SA: Grace Rekeweg - 4

Ferris St.

K: Katie O'Connell - 13

B: Kaylee Maat - 6

D: Nina Gorgijevska - 21

SA: 2 Players (#10, #12) - 4

Team Stats

Northwood

Ferris St.

Hitting %

.097

.190

Blocks

5.0

9.0

Digs

Aces

Full stats

OVERVIEW – FERRIS STATE

SCORES: Ferris State Bulldogs 3, Northwood Timberwolves 0 (25-14, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21)

RECORDS: Northwood 10-9, 4-5 GLIAC / Ferris State 16-4, 7-2 GLIAC

LOCATION: Ewigleben Arena – Big Rapids, Mich.

RECAP: Volleyball loses at Ferris State 3-1 Saturday afternoon (October 23).

INSIDE THE MATCH

Ferris State started the match fast, scoring the first four points. Northwood was down 12-6 later in the set but responded with five straight points to get within one at 12-11. With the score 15-13, the Bulldogs finished the set with a big run, scoring eight straight points and 10 of the final 11 overall to win 25-14. FSU held a big edge in hitting the set, finishing with a .333 attack percentage (10-1-27) while holding the Timberwolves to -.057 (9-11-35).
Both teams made runs in the second set as well. FSU led 10-7 when the Timberwolves scored six of the next seven to take a 13-11 lead. The Bulldogs responded with six straight points to take a 17-11 lead. NU came right back, scoring six straight and eight of the next nine to go up 21-18. Northwood finished the set strong to win 25-20. The Timberwolves jumped up to .273 (13-4-33) in the set while Ferris State fell back to .171 (11-5-35).
Northwood started the third set well, leading 9-6. But the Bulldogs slowly took the advantage the rest of the set. FSU never scored more than three points in a row yet took the lead for good at 12-11. The Timberwolves stayed within three points until the very end when FSU scored the final two points to take the set 25-21 and lead 2-1. Ferris Stats hit .222 in the third (11-3-36) compared to Northwood at .140 (14-8-43).
FSU took control of the fourth set with the Bulldogs leading 11-9. Ferris State scored eight straight points to take a 19-9 lead. Northwood fought back to get within three points late at 24-21, but were unable to get any closer in as the Bulldogs closed out the match. Both teams struggled on offense in the fourth: NU finished at 045 (12-10-44) while FSU hit .077 (7-4-39).

MATCH STATS