PNW vs. CSSM
3
Winner Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 3-3,0-0 GLIAC
1
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 1-7,0-0 CCAA
Winner
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW
3-3,0-0 GLIAC
3
Final
1
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
1-7,0-0 CCAA
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 25 22 25 25 (3)
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 17 25 19 20 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball defeats Cal State San Marcos to conclude The Cougar Classic

The Purdue Northwest Volleyball team finish the The Cougar Classic once again defeating host Cal State San Marcos, 3-1, on Saturday evening.

The Basics
  • Records: Purdue Northwest (3-3), Cal State San Marcos (1-6)
  • Location: The Sports Center – San Marcos, California
  • Attendance: 115

Inside The Numbers

  • (25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 25-20)
  • Junior Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) and senior Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) both led PNW with 14 kills each.
  • Senior Allyson Cathey (New Albany, Ind./New Albany) tallied ten kills and five digs.
  • Sophomore Kennedy Rowzee (Rock Falls, Ill./Newman Central Catholic) notched eight kills and six blocks.
  • Senior Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster) dished out a game-high 38 assists while adding 12 digs.
  • Senior Livia Thomsen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) chipped in a game-best 19 digs.
  • Makalin Goehring led Cal State San Marcos with a game-high 15 kills.
  • PNW led in kills (57-48), assists (48-42), digs (55-52), and in blocks (12-9).

The Breakdown

  • Purdue Northwest opened the match with a strong 25-17 first-set win, capitalizing on Cal State San Marcos' early attack errors to take control.
  • Cal State San Marcos responded in the second set, hitting .250 as a team and edging PNW 25-22 to even the match at 1-1.
  • The Pride regained momentum in the third, riding a balanced attack and a .267 hitting percentage to a 25-19 set victory.
  • PNW sealed the match in the fourth set with their most efficient offensive performance of the afternoon, hitting .342 en route to a 25-20 win.
  • Arra Cottrell (LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) and Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) led the way with 14 kills each, while Allyson Cathey (New Albany, Ind./New Albany) added 10 to power the Pride's offense.
  • Marina Gronkiewicz (Munster, Ind./Munster) directed the attack with 38 assists and added 12 digs, while Livia Thomsen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) anchored the back row with a match-high 19 digs.
  • The Pride edged the Cougars in nearly every statistical category, including kills (57-48), blocks (12-9), and hitting percentage (.271 to .131).
  • Both teams tallied 8 service aces, but Purdue Northwest's consistent serve receive and late-set execution proved to be the difference.
Up Next
  • Purdue Northwest will now begin GLIAC play when they hit the road to take on Roosevelt on Friday, September 19. Game time is set for 6:00 PM CT in Chicago, Illinois.
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