The Purdue Northwest Volleyball team battled through five sets but ultimately fell to Parkside, 3-2, in a GLIAC thriller Tuesday night at the Fitness and Recreation Center.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (2-12, 0-7 GLIAC), Parkside (10-4, 4-3 GLIAC)
- Location: Fitness and Recreation Center – Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 200
Inside The Numbers
(21-25, 28-26, 25-17, 13-25, 13-15)
- Senior Anika Huelskamp (Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard) led the Lions offensively with 13 kills while hitting .353, while senior Katrina Soto (Newport Beach, Calif./University) added 12 kills and junior Delanie Voss (Cedar Lake, Ind./Illiana Christian) contributed nine.
- Huelskamp also added nine digs and a service ace, while Soto recorded four total blocks.
- Graduate student De'sheonna Foster (Evansville, Ind./Boonville) led Purdue Northwest at the net with six blocks, while senior Kennedy Rowzee (Rock Falls, Ill./Newman Central Catholic) added five and sophomore Chloe Deckard (La Porte, Ind./New Prairie) contributed three.
- Freshman Addison Smith (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) directed the Lions' offense with 27 assists, while sophomore Lauren Brohm (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) added 16.
- Senior Giana Frayer (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg) led PNW defensively with 12 digs, while Huelskamp added nine and Smith contributed eight.
- Junior Alexandra Jelcic (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) paced the Lions with two service aces, while Huelskamp and Brohm each added one.
- Purdue Northwest totaled 53 kills, six aces, 11 blocks and 68 digs while hitting .194 as a team.
- Parkside was led offensively by Avary Polavin with 14 kills, while Sierra Kilbourn added 13 and Emily Zaper contributed 11.
- Lucy Russ led the Rangers with 27 assists, while Hailey Warfel added 18.
- Natalie Harris paced Parkside defensively with 23 digs, while Russ added 13 and Zaper contributed 12.
- Parkside finished with 62 kills, eight aces, six blocks and 78 digs while hitting .209.
The Breakdown
- Parkside opened the match with 15 kills while hitting .289 to take the first set, 25-21.
- Purdue Northwest answered in a back-and-forth second set, recording 15 kills while hitting .278.
- The Lions battled through extra points in the second set, earning a 28-26 victory to even the match at 1-1.
- PNW carried its momentum into the third set, posting 12 kills without an attack error while hitting .462.
- Purdue Northwest controlled the third set, 25-17, to take a 2-1 match lead.
- Parkside responded in the fourth set with 14 kills and a .323 hitting percentage, while the Lions were held to seven kills and a -.071 hitting percentage.
- The Rangers claimed the fourth set, 25-13, to force a decisive fifth set.
- Parkside and Purdue Northwest battled throughout the fifth set, with both teams recording six kills.
- The Rangers ultimately secured the fifth set, 15-13, to earn the 3-2 victory.
- Parkside finished the match with a 62-53 advantage in kills and held an 8-6 edge in service aces.
- Purdue Northwest controlled the net with an 11-6 advantage in blocks, while Parkside led in assists, 57-50, and digs, 78-68.
- Huelskamp led the Lions with 13 kills and nine digs, while Soto added 12 kills and Voss contributed nine.
- Foster and Rowzee combined for 11 blocks, helping PNW finish with 11 total blocks.
- Smith recorded 27 assists and eight digs, while Brohm added 16 assists.
- Frayer led the defensive effort with 12 digs, while Huelskamp added nine and Smith contributed eight.
- After dropping the opening set, the Lions rallied to win the second and third sets and take a 2-1 match lead before Parkside answered to force the decisive fifth set.
- Purdue Northwest battled to the final point in the fifth set, but Parkside held on for the 15-13 victory.
Up Next
- Purdue Northwest now hits the road when they travel to take on Michigan Tech in GLIAC play. The game is set for 11:00 AM CT in Houghton, Michigan.
