GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Led by a record-breaking performance from sophomore middle hitter, Emmy Webb, the Davenport University women's volleyball team cruised past Purdue Northwest, 3-0, in the 2021 home opener on Friday night inside the DU Student Center. Improving to 1-2 on the season, the Panthers will host the Pride (0-3) again on Saturday with the first serve set for 4 p.m.

FINAL: Davenport 3, Purdue Northwest 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-13)

Team Leaders
Emmy Webb: 17 kills, 22 attacks, .773 hitting percentage, 4 blocks, 2 digs
Megan Herr: 12 kills, .233 hitting percentage, 4 service aces, 2 blocks
Nicole Odeen: 22 assists
Grace Hayes: 16 assists
Kendra DeJonge: 2 blocks, 2 aces, 12 digs
Stephanie Kalinowski: 24 digs, 1 ace
Hayley Kreiger: 14 digs, 8 kills, 1 block
Gabie Shellenbarger: 2 aces

How It Happened
- Webb broke the school record for hitting percentage in a single match with a minimum of 20 attempts (previous record was Hannah Stone's .714 in 2014).
- PNW scored the first four points of the match and DU wasn't able to take its first lead until 10-9.
- That 19th point came in the midst of a 10-1 run for the Panthers that brought them back from three down (8-5) to up six (15-9).
- From there until the end of the set, the Pride could never get closer than three (17-14, 18-15, 20-17) before the home team won the set by six.
- Aside from six ties in the second set, PNW never had the lead and DU led by as many as four at one point, 12-8.
- The Pride finally led again in the third set, 6-5, before the Panthers outscored them by 13, 20-7, from there until the end of the set to win the match in straight sets.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler