Northwestern at Southern Nazarene

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The Northwestern College volleyball team went 1-1 this past weekend at the College of St. Mary's Tournament in Omaha, Neb. The Red Raiders defeated Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 3-0 (25-15,25-18,25-19) and then lost to third-ranked Concordia (Calif.), 3-2 (25-22, 25-14, 26-28, 22-25, 15-7). The seventh-ranked Red Raiders move to 6-1 this season.

Coach Van Den Bosch's squad hit .229 against Southern Nazarene with 11 total blocks and .257 with 23 blocks against Concordia. Hillary Hanno led the way this weekend with 30 kills in 70 attempts and hit .290 in the two matches. The sophomore outside hitter recorded a career-high 20 kills in the Concordia match and also added seven digs per match. Rylee Hulstein recorded 19 kills and 11 digs in the two matches and hit .279. Kate Buyert added 17 kills and five total blocks while Randa Hulstein had 14 kills and a team-best 13 total blocks. Kaitlin Beaver and Rachel Gosselink lofted up 59 and 30 assists, respectively, over the weekend. Beaver added 11 kills while Gosselink served a perfect 18-of-18 with one ace. Janna Bloemendaal led the back-row with 42 digs.  

Northwestern, now 6-1 on the season, will continue GPAC play on Tuesday, Sept. 9 as they face 13th-ranked Morningside in Sioux City, Iowa. JV will play at 6:00 followed by the varsity at 7:30 pm.