Volleyball Loses At Grand Valley State 3-1

OVERVIEW – GRAND VALLEY STATE  

SCORES: Grand Valley State Lakers 3, Northwood Timberwolves 1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-17)

RECORDS: Northwood 10-10, 4-6 GLIAC / Grand Valley State 14-7, 7-3 GLIAC

LOCATION: GVSU Fieldhouse Arena – Allendale, Mich.

RECAP: Volleyball loses 3-1 at Grand Valley State Sunday afternoon (October 24).

INSIDE THE MATCH

• The Timberwolves started the match strong, opening up an 8-3 lead early on. Grand Valley State fought back and got within one at 11-10, but were never able to tie the score. NU eventually took the opening set 25-21. Northwood had a strong set on offense in the opening set, hitting .359 (18-4-39). GVSU ended the set hitting .219 (9-2-32).
• Northwood also held the early lead in the second set, going up 8-5 and 16-12. That is when Grand Valley State took over, scoring 12 of the next 13 point to go up 24-17 on their way to a 25-17 win to level the match. The Lakers jumped up to hitting .370 in the second (12-2-27), compared to the Timberwolves at .129 (11-7-31).
• Grand Valley State slowly built the lead in the third early on, never score more than three points in a row until the end while building a 21-14 lead. The Lakers then registered the final four points of the set to win 25-14 to go up 2-1. GVSU continued to show a strong offense in the third, ending with no errors while hitting .379. NU was held to a .000 mark in the set (9-9-36).
• The Lakers jumped out to a 6-2 lead early in the fourth. NU got back within two at 14-12, only to see GVSU score seven of the next nine points to take a 21-14 lead. The Lakers eventually took the set 25-17 and the match 3-1. Northwood ended the final set at .051 (8-6-39) while Grand Valley State hit .263 (13-3-38).

MATCH STATS

• HITTING: Northwood .138 (46-26-145), Grand Valley State .302 (45-7-126)
• DIGS: Northwood 62 (Lauren Bell – 16), Grand Valley State 58
• BLOCKS: Northwood 1 (Kiana Martens/Al'Lesha Roberts – One), Grand Valley State 5
• ACES: Northwood 2 (Macy Lintz/Maddy House – One), Grand Valley State 7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Kiana Martens: 11 kills
• Megan Acs: 10 kills, 15 digs
• Sydney Sweet: Nine kills, .600 attack percentage (9-0-15).
• Grace Rekeweg: Nine kills/nine digs
• Lintz: 39 assists, 10 digs

UP NEXT 

• Northwood will host Wayne State Friday night (October 29). First serve is set for 7 p.m.