The Purdue Northwest volleyball team won their seventh-straight contest after defeating Northern Michigan in GLIAC action on Friday night, 3-1.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (8-3,3-0), Northern Michigan (2-9,1-2)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Indiana
- Attendance: 150
Inside The Numbers
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- Sophomore Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) led the Pride with a game-high 12 kills.
- Freshman Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) added 11 spikes and ten digs.
- Freshman Katrina Soto (Irvine, Calif./University) recorded ten kills for Purdue Northwest.
- Sophomore Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster) dished out a team-high 22 assists and notched nine digs during the contest.
- Junior Olivia Brooke (Logansport, Ind./Pioneer HS) chipped in 21 assists.
- Sophomore Livia Thomsen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) led the Pride defensively with 16 digs.
- Jacqueline Smith led Northern Michigan with 11 kills.
- Kayla Dulgar handed out a game-best 31Â assists for the Wildcats.
The Breakdown
- Purdue Northwest finished the game with 54 kills, 54 assists, 62 digs, nine service aces, and eight blocks.
- Northern Michigan ended the contest with 37 kills, 35 assists, 64 digs, four service aces, and four blocks.
Up Next
- The Pride next look to defend home court once again when they host Michigan Tech in GLIAC play on Saturday, September 23. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. central time at John Friend Court.
