Purdue University Northwest

The Purdue Northwest Volleyball team fell in straight sets on the road at Michigan Tech, 3-0, in GLIAC action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (2-13, 0-8 GLIAC), Michigan Tech (9-7, 5-3 GLIAC)
• Location: Student Development Gym – Houghton, Mich.
• Attendance: 467

Inside The Numbers

(21-25, 15-25, 21-25)

• Junior Delanie Voss (Cedar Lake, Ind./Illiana Christian) led the Lions offensively with seven kills, while senior Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) and graduate student De'sheonna Foster (Evansville, Ind./Boonville) each added six.
• Foster led Purdue Northwest at the net with four blocks, while junior Kennedy Rowzee (Rock Falls, Ill./Newman Central Catholic) and sophomore Chloe Deckard (La Porte, Ind./New Prairie) each recorded three.
• Freshman Addison Smith (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) directed the Lions' offense with 18 assists, while sophomore Lauren Brohm (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) added eight and senior Giana Frayer (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg) contributed three.
• Frayer led the defensive effort with nine digs, while Huelskamp and Brohm each recorded seven.
• Rowzee led PNW with two service aces, while Brohm and Smith each added one.
• Purdue Northwest totaled 33 kills, four aces, eight blocks and 44 digs while hitting .150 as a team.
• Michigan Tech was led offensively by Rachel Zurek with 12 kills, while Kayla Heinonen added 10 and Tricia Kennedy contributed seven.
• Madelynn Kreider paced the Huskies with 30 assists, while Keeley Nellis added two.
• Nellis led Michigan Tech defensively with 18 digs, while Heinonen added nine and Amelia Albers recorded eight.
• Michigan Tech finished with 40 kills, 10 aces, seven blocks and 51 digs while hitting .239.

The Breakdown

• Michigan Tech opened the match with 15 kills while hitting .282, but Purdue Northwest stayed within reach with 14 kills and a .235 hitting percentage.
• The Huskies closed out the opening set, 25-21, to take a 1-0 match lead.
• Michigan Tech controlled the second set offensively, recording 10 kills while hitting .350.
• PNW was held to eight kills and a .038 hitting percentage in the second set as the Huskies earned a 25-15 victory to take a 2-0 lead.
• Purdue Northwest battled back in the third set, recording 11 kills while hitting .149.
• Michigan Tech answered with 15 kills and secured a 25-21 victory to complete the 3-0 sweep.
• Michigan Tech finished the match with a 40-33 advantage in kills and held a 10-4 edge in service aces.
• Purdue Northwest controlled the net with an 8-7 advantage in blocks, while Michigan Tech led in assists, 38-30, and digs, 51-44.
• Voss led the Lions with seven kills, while Huelskamp and Foster each added six.
• Foster finished with four blocks, while Rowzee and Deckard each recorded three.
• Smith posted 18 assists, while Frayer led PNW with nine digs.
• Purdue Northwest recorded at least 14 kills in the first set and battled Michigan Tech to a 21-21 score before the Huskies closed out the frame.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest continues GLIAC play on Friday, October 9, when the Lions return home to host Lake Superior State. Gametime is set for 6:00 PM CT at the Fitness and Recreation Center in Hammond, Indiana.