The Purdue Northwest Volleyball team battled back from a 2-0 deficit but ultimately saw its furious comeback fall short in a five-set thriller, falling to Roosevelt, 3-2, in GLIAC action on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (2-9, 0-4 GLIAC), Roosevelt (5-6, 2-2 GLIAC)
- Location: Goodman Center – Chicago, Ill.
- Attendance: 96
Inside The Numbers
(26-28, 15-25, 25-23, 25-18, 9-15)
- Junior Delanie Voss led the Lions offensively with 13 kills while hitting .206, while senior Katrina Soto added eight kills and freshman Cecelia Goode contributed seven.
- Senior Kennedy Rowzee, sophomore Chloe Deckard and freshman Ainsley Johnson each recorded four blocks to lead PNW at the net.
- Freshman Addison Smith directed the Lions' offense with 23 assists, while sophomore Lauren Brohm added 10 and Deckard contributed three.
- Senior Giana Frayer led Purdue Northwest defensively with 13 digs, while senior Aiden Leverick and Smith each recorded 10.
- Brohm paced the Lions with three service aces, while Rowzee and Goode each added one.
- Purdue Northwest totaled 45 kills, six aces, 10 blocks and 62 digs while hitting .089 as a team.
- Roosevelt was led offensively by Imani Lee with 13 kills, while Abigail Wutka added 10 and Kaylee Bayer contributed nine.
- Merryck Brackett led the Lakers with 26 assists, while Isabel Grana added 20.
- Lee paced Roosevelt defensively with 17 digs, while Alessia Isgro and Madison Howard each recorded 14.
- Roosevelt finished with 57 kills, nine aces, seven blocks and 72 digs while hitting .133.
The Breakdown
- Purdue Northwest opened the match with a strong offensive push, recording 11 kills while hitting .081 in the opening set.
- Roosevelt answered with 16 kills and a .244 hitting percentage, edging the Lions, 28-26, in a back-and-forth first set.
- The Lakers carried their momentum into the second set, recording 14 kills while hitting .300 to take a 25-15 victory and a 2-0 match lead.
- Purdue Northwest responded with a furious comeback in the third set, holding Roosevelt to just nine kills and a .000 hitting percentage while earning a 25-23 victory.
- The Lions continued their surge in the fourth set, hitting .303 with 13 kills while limiting Roosevelt to a .026 hitting percentage.
- PNW claimed the fourth set, 25-18, to force a decisive fifth set after trailing 2-0.
- Roosevelt regained control in the fifth set, recording nine kills while holding the Lions to one kill to secure a 15-9 victory and the 3-2 match win.
- Roosevelt finished the match with a 57-45 advantage in kills and held a 9-6 edge in service aces.
- Purdue Northwest controlled the net with a 10-7 advantage in blocks, while Roosevelt led in assists, 54-43, and digs, 72-62.
- Voss led the Lions with 13 kills, while Soto added eight and Goode contributed seven.
- Rowzee, Deckard and Johnson each finished with four blocks, helping PNW record 10 total blocks.
- Smith recorded 23 assists and 10 digs, while Brohm added 10 assists and three service aces.
- Frayer led the defensive effort with 13 digs, while Leverick and Smith each added 10.
- After dropping the first two sets, the Lions rallied to win the third and fourth sets and force a fifth-set finish on the road.
Up Next
- Purdue Northwest returns home on Friday, September 25, when the Lions host #1 Ferris State in GLIAC play. Game time is set for 6:00 PM CT at the Fitness and Recreation Center in Hammond, Indiana.
