Posted: Oct 11, 2019

Volleyball Falls In Five At Davenport

Northwood

(4-11, 4-4 GLIAC)

Davenport

(6-10, 4-4 GLIAC)

Final

Northwood (4-11, 4-4 GLIAC)

Davenport (6-10, 4-4 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Northwood

K: 2 Players (#16, #17) - 14

B: 2 Players (#17, #24) - 4

D: Lauren Bell - 27

SA: Mackenzie Kepler - 2

Davenport

K: Kendra DeJonge - 16

B: Kendra DeJonge - 5

D: Nina Rudnitsky - 22

SA: 2 Players (#9, #10) - 3

Team Stats

Northwood

Davenport

Hitting %

.181

.208

Blocks

8.0

9.0

Digs

Aces

Full stats

OVERVIEW – DAVENPORT

SCORE: Davenport Panthers 3, Northwood Timberwolves 2 (25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 28-30, 15-8)

RECORDS: Davenport (6-10, 4-4 GLIAC), Northwood (4-11, 4-4 GLIAC)

LOCATION: DU Student Center – Grand Rapids, Mich.

RECAP: Volleyball rallies from a 2-0 deficit before falling in five sets at Davenport Friday night (October 11).

INSIDE THE MATCH

Northwood led the opening set before the Panthers finished strong. DU scored 10 of the next 11 points to lead 23-17 on their way to a 25-18 win. Davenport hit .184 (13-6-38) in the first set while Northwood struggled at -.074 (6-8-27).
In the second set, Davenport's run came when the score was tied 11-11. The Panthers put up nine of the next 12 points to go up 20-14. NU got back within two at 24-22 before Davenport closed out the set 25-22. Both teams hit better in the second – DU finished at .200 (16-8-40) and NU hit .243 912-3-37).
The Timberwolves led for the majority of the third set as they got on the board. NU went up 16-11, but Davenport did not give up. The Panthers tied the set at 21-21 and 22-22. But the Timberwolves scored three of the final four points to take the set 25-23. Northwood ended the third set hitting .216 (17-9-37). Davenport finished the third at .103 (8-5-29).
The fourth set was tight from the start – the biggest lead for either team was three points. After both teams had chances to close out the set, Northwood capitalized on their fifth set point to win 30-28 and force a fifth set. Both offenses were solid in the fourth, as the team combined for 37 kills in the set. NU hit .308 (19-7-39) while DU hit .265 (18-5-49).
After Northwood scored four of the first five points of the fifth set, the Panthers took control. The Timberwolves led 7-6 before Davenport scored eight of the final nine points to close out the win. NU fell back to .100 (5-3-20) in the fifth. The Panthers hit .273 (8-2-22).

MATCH STATS