The Purdue Northwest volleyball team slipped in their home opener against Michigan Tech to begin GLIAC play on Friday night, 3-1.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (2-6,0-1), Michigan Tech (5-3,1-0)
- Location: John Friend Court – Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 100
Inside The Numbers
- (18-25,16-25,25-21,23-25)
- Junior Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) led the Pride with 14 kills and tallied 13 digs.
- Sophomore Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) added 11 kills.
- Freshman Kennedy Rowzee (Rock Falls, Ill./Newman Central Catholic) chipped in ten kills and three blocks during the game.
- Junior Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster) guided the Prides offense with 22 assists and tallied 11 digs.
- Senior Olivia Brooke (Logansport, Ind./Pioneer HS) notched 15 assists for the Pride.
- Junior Livia Thomsen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) led the Purdue Northwest defense with a game-best 20 digs.
- Meg Raabe led Michigan Tech with 13 kills.
- Tess Hayes handed out a game-best 33Â assists for the Huskies.
The Breakdown
- Michigan Tech started the match strong winning the first two sets.
- The Pride clawed back and won the third set.
- Purdue Northwest couldn't on in the end in the fourth set and falling in a close 25-23 final set.
- The Pride finished the contest with 48Â kills, 44Â assists, 68Â digs, and six blocks.
- Michigan Tech ended the game with 45 kills, 41 assists, 61 digs, and six blocks.
Up Next
- The Pride once again look to defend home court when they host Northern Michigan in GLIAC action on Saturday, September 21. Game time is slated for 2:00 PM CT in John Friend Court.
