HAMMOND, Ind. - The Davenport University women's volleyball team has won eight-straight matches for the first time since 2014. Saturday, the Panthers improved to 11-0 in the all-time series against Purdue Northwest and still haven't even dropped a set to the Pride. Next up for DU is the Midwest Region Crossover on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 14-15 right back in Hammond with the three opponents to be determined.

FINAL: Davenport 3, Purdue Northwest 0 (-8, -23, -12)
RECORDS: Davenport 16-4, 9-2 GLIAC; Purdue Northwest 6-13, 1-10 GLIAC

Team Leaders

Kills	Hayley Kreiger (18), Lindsay Taylor (8), Bethany Wilson (4)
Hitting %	Abby Welke (1.000), Emma Turnquist (.400), Kreiger (.350)
Aces	Kreiger (3), Stephanie Kalinowski (3), Kenzy Corstange (1)
Blocks	Emmy Webb (4), Kreiger (2), Taylor (1)
Assists	Lexie Beeke (18), Nicole Odeen (16), Kreiger (2)
Digs	Corstange (14), Kreiger (11), Kalinowski (7)

Match Notes
- Davenport hit .323 for the match, their second-highest clip of the season (.398 vs. Newberry) and highest against a GLIAC foe on the road since Oct. 5, 2019, also at PNW.
- Purdue Northwest hit .062, tied for the second-lowest mark by a DU opponent this season, and the Panthers are 15-2 this season when the other team hits .200 or lower.
- The Panthers came out red hot on Saturday hitting an absurd .556 in the first set with 17 kills and only two errors on 27 total attacks.
- Kreiger made it 11 double-doubles for the season and 29 for her career.
- Kalinowski set a new season high in aces with three and has back-to-back outings with two or more for the second time this season.
- Kreiger tied her season high in aces with three, a feat she's reached twice this fall.
- Twenty matches into the season, head coach Brian Netzler has tied his personal best in wins for a season with 16 set last fall.
- For the crossover, Davenport will play three matches in two days with the opponents being announced early next week.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler