BURNABY, B.C. – Northwest Nazarene volleyball came very close to knocking off Simon Fraser on the road on Saturday, taking the Canadian team to five sets, but falling 3-2.
How It Happened
- NNU dropped the first two sets, falling in set one 25-19 before coming up just a bit short in a tough 28-26 set two loss.
- The Nighthawks rebounded to take sets three and four, though, winning both by scores of 25-21.
- The set three win was helped by a 10-1 run midway through the set, taking it from an 8-8 tie to an 18-9 advantage for NNU.
- Set four was close throughout, until with the score tied at 21 each the Nighthawks rattled off four straight points to grab the win.
- Set five was all Simon Fraser, however, as the home team took the first six points and went on to claim the deciding frame 15-8.
Nighthawks Notes
- NNU took Simon Fraser to five sets for the second time this season, as SFU also pulled out a 3-2 win in Nampa on Sept. 23.
- Four Nighthawks eclipsed double digits in kills, led by Natalie Sullivan's 15. Molly Anderson and Tayler Markland both had 12, while Mattisyn Cope tallied 10.
- Sullivan and Anderson both finished with double-doubles, adding 17 digs apiece, also a career-best for Sullivan.
- Megan MacKinney led the team with a career-high 20 digs. Caroline McMahon also had double-digit digs with 13.
- NNU totaled 10 aces in the match, with three players recording three apiece: Anderson, MacKinney, and McMahon.
- Markland hit a team-high .450 in the match.
- Mckenzie Lee had 44 assists from the setter position, also recording four kills.
Up Next
NNU will return home next week, hosting Westminster in a non-conference meeting on Wednesday night before taking on Central Washington on Saturday.
