The Purdue Northwest volleyball team fell at home in a GLIAC battle at home to Parkside on Thursday night, 3-0.
The Basics
- Records: PNW (2-8,0-3), Parkside (6-5,2-1)
- Location: John Friend Court – Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 200
Inside The Numbers
- (18-25,25-27,21-25)
- Junior Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster) led the Pride with ten kills, 16 assists, and 11 digs.
- Junior Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) added ten kills.
- Freshman Kennedy Rowzee (Rock Falls, Ill./Newman Central Catholic) chipped in five kills and two blocks during the game.
- Senior Olivia Brooke (Logansport, Ind./Pioneer HS) notched nine assists along with eight digs for the Pride.
- Junior Livia Thomsen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) tallied 11digs.
- Sam Fisch led Parkside with 11 kills.
- Karlee Lois handed out 16 assists for the Rangers.
The Breakdown
- Parkside grabbed the first set to take a 1-0 lead.
- The second set was a back-and-forth battle and Pride couldn't hang on falling in set two to go down 2-0.
- The Rangers fought off the Pride in another hard-fought battle in the third set with Purdue Northwest ultimately falling in the end, 3-0.
- Purdue Northwest finished the contest with 38 kills, 32 assists, 53 digs, and five blocks.
- Parkside ended the game with 39 kills, 35 assists, 54 digs, and five blocks.
Up Next
- The Pride hit the road when they take on Roosevelt in GLIAC action on Friday, September 27. Game time is slated for 6:00 PM CT in Chicago, Illinois.
