Volleyball Earns Pair of 3-0 Sweeps At Davenport

OVERVIEW – DAVENPORT/GLENVILLE STATE (HAMPTON INN AND SUITES GRAND RAPIDS DOWNTOWN CLASSIC)

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Davenport Panthers 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-23), Northwood 3, Glenville State Pioneers 0 (25-17, 25-6, 25-15).

RECORDS: Northwood 5-1/Davenport 2-4/Glenville State 1-5

LOCATION: DU Student Center – Grand Rapids, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Volleyball earns a pair of sweeps at Davenport Friday (September 13), downing host Davenport and Glenville State each 3-0.

INSIDE THE MATCH - DAVENPORT

• With Northwood leading 6-5 in the opening set, the Timberwolves took control. Northwood scored 10 straight and 13 of the next 14 points to open a 19-6 lead. Even with a 4-0 run from Davenport late, NU took the first set 25-11 for a 1-0 advantage.
• The Timberwolves kept the momentum going early in the second, taking an 8-4 lead. DU cut the lead down to two at 9-7, only to see Northwood go on a 9-1 run to go up 18-8. NU eventually took the set 25-14 for a 2-0 lead in the match.
• Set three was much more competitive and featured runs for both teams. With the Panthers leading 7-6, Northwood scored six straight to go up 12-7. Davenport responded with seven of the next nine points to tie the score 14-14. The two teams remained within three points of each other the remainder of the way. The score was tied 23-23 when Northwood earned the final two points to win the set 25-23 and the match 3-0.

MATCH STATS - DAVENPORT

• HITTING: Davenport .039 (24-20-102), Northwood .277 (38-12-94)
• DIGS: Davenport 39, Northwood 51 (Sophia Oakes – 15)
• BLOCKS: Davenport 2, Northwood 5 (Sydney Hasenfratz – Three)
• ACES: Davenport 4, Northwood 10 (Olivia Ott/Renee Brines – Three)

TOP NU PERFORMERS - DAVENPORT

• Kiana Martens: 12 kills, seven digs, two blocks
• Hasenfratz: 12 kills, three blocks, .632 attack percentage (12-0-19)
• Renee Brines: 28 assists, eight digs, three aces

INSIDE THE MATCH - GLENVILLE STATE

• While much of the opening set was close, the Timberwolves took the lead for good at 3-2. Northwood led 13-12 when NU posted nine of the next 10 points to take a 22-13 lead. The Timberwolves won the set 25-17 for a 1-0 advantage.
• Northwood took control early in the second set and did not look back. The Timberwolves scored nine of the first 10 points for an eight-point lead. NU led by scores of 14-3, 16-4 and 21-5 before closing things out at 25-6 to go up 2-0 in the match.
• Set three was tied 3-3 when Northwood scored four straight points to take a 7-3 lead. Glenville State got back within two at 7-5, but the Timberwolves came right back with seven straight points to go up 14-5. Northwood led by at least four the rest of the way and finished the sweep with a 25-15 third-set victory.

MATCH STATS - GLENVILLE STATE

• HITTING: Glenville State -.089 (17-24-79), Northwood .302 (36-1-86)
• DIGS: Glenville State 33, Northwood 37 (Sage Kissman/Macy Kellstrom – Seven)
• BLOCKS: Glenville State 3, Northwood 10 (Hasenfratz – Six)
• ACES: Glenville State 2, Northwood 9 (Kellstrom/Martens – Three)

TOP NU PERFORMERS - GLENVILLE STATE

• Hasenfratz: Eight kills, six blocks
• Martens: Six kills, three aces, five blocks
• Kissman/Ott: Five kills each
• Renee Brines: 28 assists, three kills, two aces

UP NEXT

• Northwood will conclude their weekend in Grand Rapids with a match against Saginaw Valley. The contest will be hosted at Grand Valley State and will get under way at 1 p.m.