The Purdue Northwest Volleyball team battled throughout the evening but fell in straight sets to Saginaw Valley State in GLIAC action on Friday night, 3-0. The Lions pushed the Cardinals to a close opening set before Saginaw Valley State secured the match with set victories of 26-24, 25-20 and 25-22.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (6-17, 3-10 GLIAC); Saginaw Valley State (16-9, 8-5 GLIAC)
• Location: Hamilton Gymnasium – University City, Mich.
• Attendance: 245

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) led the Lions with 12 kills, while freshman Ainsley Johnson (Springfield, Ill./Calvary) added eight and graduate student De'sheonna Foster (Evansville, Ind./Boonville) recorded five.
• Junior Delanie Voss (Cedar Lake, Ind./Illiana Christian) paced PNW defensively with 15 digs. Freshman Cecelia Goode (Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw) added 12 digs, while Huelskamp contributed eight.
• Freshman Addison Smith (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) dished out 27 assists and added seven digs.
• Johnson and Voss each recorded two service aces, while Goode added one.
• Junior Kennedy Rowzee (Rock Falls, Ill./Newman Central Catholic) and Smith each contributed a block.
• As a team, PNW finished with 35 kills, a .133 hitting percentage, five aces, one block, 31 assists and 46 digs.
• Saginaw Valley State recorded 49 kills and hit .285, while adding four aces, six blocks, 45 assists and 55 digs.

The Breakdown

• Set 1: Purdue Northwest came close to taking the opening set, but Saginaw Valley State edged the Lions, 26-24. PNW recorded 12 kills in the set, while the Cardinals finished with 16.
• Set 2: The Cardinals built on their opening-set victory, taking the second set, 25-20. Saginaw Valley State hit .351 in the frame, while PNW tallied nine kills.
• Set 3: The Lions continued to battle in the final set, recording 14 kills and hitting .219. Saginaw Valley State held off the late push to secure the set, 25-22, and complete the straight-set victory.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest returns home for their final weekend of the regular season when they host Wayne State on Friday, November 6 in GLIAC action. Game time is set for 6:00 PM CT at the Fitness and Recreation Center in Hammond, Indiana.