GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Danielle Fowler led Purdue Northwest with 19 digs and Abigail Negri dished out 19 assists as the Pride lost in straight set to Davenport 25-21, 25-16, 25-17 at the DU Student Center.

Davenport (2-3, 2-2 GLIAC) was too much at the net for PNW (0-4, 0-4 GLIAC) to overcome. The Panthers tallied 12 blocks and forced the Pride into a negative hitting percentage for the match.

PNW had a positive hitting percentage after the first two sets, but 14 hitting errors to 6 kills in 40 attacks spelled doom in the final stanza.

Davenport raced out to a 22-7 lead in the third set to put the match away, but PNW head coach Bill Schepel's squad showed signs of life with a strong service attack to pull off a 10-2 run.

The Pride served up five aces during the run including four consecutive aces by Negri to pull PNW to within 24-17.

The Pride jumped out to a 7-5 lead in the first set before Davenport used two big runs to take the opening stanza.

Davenport's first scoring run was enough to put the Panthers up 15-8 before seeing the Pride inch their way back to tie the match at 19-19 with a 7-1 run of their own. The Panthers then closed out the set scoring six of the final eight points.

The Panthers rode that momentum into the second set jumping out to a 7-1 lead before slowly pulling away for the 25-16 set win.

PNW was led offensively by Kenzie Duggan with seven kills while Rachel Wilkening tallied four block assists to lead the way at the net.

The Pride served up a season-high eight aces thanks in large part to Negri's four service aces in the second set.
 
NEXT UP
PNW will make the long road trip to the Michigan's Upper Peninsula to take on Michigan Tech next weekend in a pair of GLIAC matchups in Houghton, Mich. First serve for Friday's contest is set for 4 p.m. CST with Saturday's matchup slated for 2 p.m. CST.