The Purdue Northwest volleyball team dropped their home matchup to Northern Michigan in a five-set game on Saturday afternoon, 3-2.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (2-7,0-2), Northern Michigan (6-3,2-0)
- Location: John Friend Court – Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 200
Inside The Numbers
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- Sophomore Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) led the Pride with a game-high 15 kills.
- Junior Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) added 14 kills and 11 digs.
- Sophomore Jaida Johnson (Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek) chipped in seven kills during the game.
- Junior Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster) guided the Prides offense with 24 assists and tallied 16 digs.
- Senior Olivia Brooke (Logansport, Ind./Pioneer HS) notched 18 assists along with 11 digs for the Pride.
- Junior Livia Thomsen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) led the Purdue Northwest defense with a game-best 19 digs.
- Meghan Meyer led Northern Michigan with 14 kills.
- Allie Barlow handed out a game-best 35Â assists for the Wildcats.
The Breakdown
- Purdue Northwest grabbed the first set to take a 1-0 lead.
- Northern Michigan came back and won the second set to make it 1-1.
- The Pride responded winning the third set to make the score 2-1.
- The Wildcats battled back to take the fourth set and send the game to the defining fifth set.
- Purdue Northwest couldn't get things going in the fifth set and ultimately fell to Northern Michigan in the end in a hard-fought battle, 3-2.
- The Pride finished the contest with 56Â kills, 49Â assists, 74Â digs, and six blocks.
- Northern Michigan ended the game with 42 kills, 49 assists, 72 digs, and nine blocks.
Up Next
- The Pride look to defend home court once again when they host Parkside in GLIAC action on Thursday, September 26. Game time is slated for 6:00 PM CT in John Friend Court.
