• Records: Purdue Northwest (2-3), Colorado Christian (3-4), Cal State San Marcos (1-5)
• Location: The Sports Center – San Marcos, California
• Attendance: 150

Inside The Numbers

• (23-25, 26-28, 24-26)
• Junior Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard)  led PNW with 13 kills and added eight digs.
• Senior Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) tallied ten kills and five digs.
• Senior Allyson Cathey (New Albany, Ind./New Albany) was close behind with 14 kills, hitting an efficient .303 in the match.
• Senior Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster) dished out a game-high 30 assists while adding five service aces and ten digs.
• Senior Livia Thomsen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) chipped in eight digs and two service aces.
• Suzanna Conner and Sierra Christ both led Colorado Christian with ten kills each.
• PNW led in kills (43-39), assists (37-35), and digs (43-37), while the Cougars led in blocks (12-6).

The Breakdown

• Purdue Northwest started strong but struggled to maintain their offensive rhythm against a solid Colorado Christian team.
• In the first set, PNW's offense was clicking, hitting a match-high .258, but they were narrowly edged out by Colorado Christian's efficient .276 hitting percentage. The second and third sets were a back-and-forth battle, with both teams fighting for every point. PNW pushed the second set into extra points, but couldn't seal the deal.
• Colorado Christian's success was largely due to their powerful blocking game and consistent hitting. They out-blocked the Pride 12-6, a statistic that proved to be a major factor in the final outcome. The Lions' offense was also efficient, hitting .303 for the match.

Inside The Numbers

• Cottreel and senior Allyson Cathey (New Albany, Ind./New Albany) both powered the offense with 11 kills each.
• Huelskamp added nine kills and a team-high 13 digs.
• Gronkiewicz continued her steady setting with a game-best 25 assists and added six digs.
• Thomsen recorded ten digs and four service aces in a strong back row effort.
• Senior Morgan Neitzel (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) contributed four blocks and two kills.
• Kassie Cooley led Cal State San Marcos with a game-high 14 kills during the match.
• Both teams finished tied in kills with 44, digs with 47, and blocks with eight.
• PNW finished with slight edges in assists (43-41) and service aces (4-3).

The Breakdown

• PNW started the match by winning a thrilling first set 27-25. The team then continued its momentum, taking the second set with a score of 25-21 and completing the sweep by winning the final set 25-23.
• The match was a back-and-forth affair, with the teams proving to be evenly matched in many statistical categories. Both PNW and Cal State San Marcos finished the night with 44 kills and 47 digs. PNW's attack was more efficient in the second set, hitting a match-high .375, which was key to their victory.
• Despite the close scores, PNW's consistent play and late-set execution were the difference-makers, allowing them to improve their season record to 2-3.

• Purdue Northwest will compete in Day 2 of The Cougar Classic from Saturday, September 13 when they take host Cal State San Marcos in a rematch. Game time is set for 5:00 PM CT in San Marcos, California.