ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Northwest Nazarene volleyball took a set from No. 6 Alaska Anchorage on Thursday night, but fell to the Seawolves 3-1.
The Nighthawks move to 16-8 overall and 9-7 in GNAC play.
How It Happened
NNU was able to hang with UAA for the whole first set, keeping the frame close throughout. Tied at 23, NNU went down 24-23 but was able to rally back with three-straight points to take the set on an ace from
Maren Dent.
The Nighthawks would stay close with the Seawolves in all three of the other sets, particularly 25-22 losses in sets three and four. In the final frame, NNU was down 24-19 but did not go away quietly, scoring three in a row, but could not go on a miracle run to take the set and extend the match.
Nighthawks Notes
- The Nighthawks hit .250 in the opening set victory, but their attack percentage fell to .171 for the entire match
- Miya Koch led the team with 11 kills and a .303 attack percentage
- Olivia Wright added 10 kills and two blocks
- Anna Gable had a big night at the net with seven blocks
- Caroline McMahon tallied 25 digs and three aces, moving into second in NNU's rally-scoring history with 107 in her career and just one shy of the record
- Mckenzie Lee added 36 assists and 11 digs
- Maren Dent had three aces and 16 digs along with eight kills
Next Up
NNU will make the trip up farther north to Fairbanks on Saturday, facing off with the Nanooks at 2:00 p.m. AKT / 4:00 p.m. Mountain.
