The Purdue Northwest volleyball team fell in a five-set thriller as their comeback fell just short in the end against Florida Southern in Day 1 of the Hillsdale Invitational, 3-2.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (2-3), Florida Southern (4-1)
- Location: Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena – Hillsdale, Mich.
- Attendance: 115
Game 1 vs. Florida Southern
Inside The Numbers
- (18-25,22-25,25-23,25-23,10-15)
- Junior Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) led the Pride with a game-high 18 kills.
- Junior Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster) added 12 kills and 21 assists with 13 digs.
- Freshman Kennedy Rowzee (Rock Falls, Ill./Newman Central Catholic) chipped in tallied 11 kills and five blocks during the game.
- Senior Olivia Brooke (Logansport, Ind./Pioneer HS) guided the Pride offense with a game-high 25 assists.
- Junior Livia Thomsen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) led the defense with a game-best 24 digs.
- Mackenzie Peterman led Florida Southern with 13 kills.
- Mary Kate Mulvaney handed out 20 assists for the Mocs.
The Breakdown
- After being down two sets to zero, the Pride fought there way back winning the third and fourth sets to tie it up at 2-2.
- The game went into the fifth set where Mocs held on for the win to stop the Purdue Northwest comeback.
- Purdue Northwest finished the contest with 60 kills, 54 assists, 64 digs, and eight blocks.
- Florida Southern ended the game with 55 kills, 44 assists, 65 digs, and 16Â blocks.
Up Next
- The Pride next compete in Day 2 of the Hillsdale Invitational on Saturday, September 14. They begin with Clarion at 1:00 PM CT and finish the weekend against the host Hillsdale at 4:30 PM CT in Hillsdale, Michigan.
