SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Northwest Nazarene volleyball earned another sweep on Saturday morning with a 25-19, 25-17, 25-18 victory over Fresno Pacific to close out a 4-0 week at the NorCal Kickoff.
How It Happened
The Nighthawks went down 7-3 early in set one, but rallied back to tie at seven apiece. Things were close for much of the rest of the set, before a late 6-3 run pulled NNU in front for good, with
Miya Koch capping the frame on a kill.
NNU then used that momentum to jump out to a quick 5-1 lead in set two. NNU led the whole way, with FPU cutting the deficit to 17-14 before the Nighthawks scored eight of the final 11 points to take the set 25-17.
The Nighthawks were in control for the entire third set, never trailing on their way to the 25-18 victory, culminating with an ace from
Caroline McMahon.
Nighthawks Notes
- With the 4-0 weekend, NNU improves to 7-1 on the season after the non-conference portion of the schedule
- Of the seven wins, six have been 3-0 sweeps, with NNU dropping just four total sets in their eight matches
- The Nighthawks hit .230, with a high of .357 in set two, compared to just .071 for the Sunbirds
- NNU had eight aces to FPU's three and notched seven more digs as well, 64-57
- Maren Dent led the Nighthawks with 12 kills, hitting .367 while adding eight digs
- Miya Koch was also in double digits with 10 kills, 14 digs, and a .364 attack percentage
- Caroline McMahon was strong on the back line with 23 digs and three aces
Next Up
The Nighthawks will now take their 7-1 overall mark into GNAC play next weekend, hosting Central Washington in the conference opener on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 1:00 p.m.
