NAMPA, Idaho – Northwest Nazarene volleyball made it two wins this week with a sweep of Saint Martin's on Saturday by scores of 25-23, 25-22, and 25-14.
NNU improves to 7-4 in GNAC play and 14-5 overall on the season.
How It Happened
The Nighthawks and Saints battled back and forth throughout the opening set, drawing even multiple times including at 20, 21, 22, and 23. With the score tied at 23 though, NNU put down back-to-back kills from
Olivia Wright and
Anna Gable to take the set.
Saint Martin's came out strong in set two, going up 16-10 midway through the frame. NNU bounced back with four straight points to cut the deficit to two, and then after two Saint points, the Nighthawks notched six in a row to take a 20-18 lead. NNU would use that momentum to eventually take the final four points of the set, capped by a
Mckenzie Lee ace.
The momentum carried over into set three, with NNU taking an early 8-3 lead. SMU didn't have a counter to the Nighthawks attack, as NNU rolled from there to take the set 25-14 and win the match.
Nighthawks Notes
- NNU improves to 8-3 this season at home in the Johnson Sports Center
- The win was NNU's 10th sweep of the season out of the 14 victories
- The Nighthawks hit .220 in the match, highlighted by a .348 clip in the first set, while holding SMU to a .103 percentage
- Olivia Wright and Natalie Sullivan tied for the team lead with 11 kills and both added three blocks apiece
- Caroline McMahon led the team with 19 digs
- Anna Gable had six kills and four blocks
- NNU improves to 26-1 all-time against Saint Martin's
Next Up
The Nighthawks hit the road next week, visiting Montana State Billings on Thursday and Seattle Pacific on Saturday.
