GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Davenport University women's volleyball team extended its winning streak to a season-long four matches and improved to 4-0 in the all-time series with Northwood after taking down the Timberwolves in straight sets on Friday night. In the process, the Panthers hit .356, their highest percentage in a home match in nearly two years. Next up, DU will host Lake Superior State on Saturday for Alumni Day with the opening serve set for 2 p.m. inside the Student Center.
FINAL: Davenport 3, Northwood 0 (-16, -15, -23)
RECORDS: Davenport 12-9, 4-5 GLIAC; Northwood 10-8, 4-4 GLIAC
Team Leaders
Kills |
Emmy Webb (12), Hayley Kreiger (11), Emma Turnquist (6) |
Hitting % |
Turnquist (.750), Webb (.667), Megan Herr (.231) |
Aces |
Riley Groves (2), Nicole Odeen (2), Kreiger (1) |
Blocks |
Herr (7), Kreiger (5), Webb (4) |
Assists |
Odeen (18), Grace Hayes (10), Nina Rudnitsky (3) |
Digs |
Kenzy Corstange (13), Kreiger (5), Rudnitsky (5) |
Match Notes
- As a team, Davenport hit above .300 at home for just the third time since joining the GLIAC prior to the 2017 season.
- Defensively, the Panthers racked up 11 blocks, their most for a home match this season.
- Through two sets on Friday, Davenport was hitting an out-of-this-world .500 with 28 kills to just four errors on 48 attacks.
- On the other side, Northwood managed to hit just .043 (30-26-94), the second-lowest clip for a DU opponent this season (.038 - Walsh).
- Davenport set the tone with an 8-2 run in the first to make it 15-7 and a 6-1 spurt to open the second.
- Webb turned in her best effort of the season with 12 kills and not a single error on 18 swings for a blistering .667 hitting percentage.
- The third set saw a total of six ties and three lead changes before DU held off a 4-1 NU run to win it.
- In her last two matches, Webb has hit an absurd .629 with 24 kills and only two errors on 35 attacks.
- Turnquist has now sent home five or more kills in five matches this season, but Friday's effort was the first time she'd done it at home.
- Herr stuffed seven attack attempts, her second most this season and most at home.
Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler
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