The Purdue Northwest volleyball team earned two wins in the final day of the Midwest Regional Crossover defeating Malone 3-2 and taking down Lake Erie 3-0 on Saturday. These wins put them past the most season total wins in their D2 history.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (8-14, 1-10), Malone (9-13), Lake Erie (2-19)
- Location: Hammond Sportsplex - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 80
Inside The Numbers
- (22-25,23-25,25-15,25-19,15-11)
- (25-16,25-21,25-15)
- Junior Erica Brohm (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley HS) led Purdue Northwest in two games with 19 kills.
- Freshman Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) added 18 spikes in two days.
- Junior Lauren Sanders (Indianapolis, Ind./Avon HS) notched 17 kills for the Pride.
- Freshman Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster)Â grabbed 15 kills and added 42 assists in two games.
- Freshman Amanda Hasse (Peotone, Ill./Peotone) chipped in 14 spikes for Purdue Northwest.
- Junior Claudia Ayerite (Fresno, Texas/Fort Bend Hightower (Fort Scott CC)) aided the Pride attack with a team leading 46 assists in two games of action.
- Freshman Kylie Martin (Crown Point, Ind./Illiana Christian) led Purdue Northwest with a team-best 36 digs in two games on Saturday.
- Cierra Gurney of Malone led her team with 12 kills.
- Maria Blatnik led Lake Erie with nine kills in their contest.
The Breakdown
- Purdue Northwest finished the two games with final totals of 114 kills, 102 assists, 148 digs, and nine blocks.
Up Next
- The Pride next return to GLIAC action when they hit the road to take on Lake Superior State on Friday, October 21. Game time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. central time.
