NAMPA, Idaho – Northwest Nazarene volleyball dispatched Montana State Billings in impressive fashion on Thursday night, sweeping the Yellowjackets by scores of 25-22, 25-15, and 25-15.
NNU improves to 9-9 on the season and 5-5 in GNAC action.
The Nighthawks and Yellowjackets went back-and-forth in the opening set, staying close all the way until it was 22-22 late. NNU then rattled off three-straight kills to take the frame, with two from
Londyn Giles and one from
Abby Black.
NNU rode that momentum into set two, jumping out to a 12-4 lead after a 6-0 run. The Nighthawks did not look back, winning the set by 10 at 25-15.
MSUB fought back to open set three, going up 8-3 early. NNU righted the ship after that, though, going on a 6-0 run and taking 11 of the next 12 points to go up 14-9. The Nighthawks also had a 10-1 run later in the set, and would close the frame and match with 22 of the final 29 points.
NNU hit .255 as a team, equaling their season best from the first weekend in a 3-1 win over Dominican.
Miya Koch had an particularly impressive night on the attack, registering 15 kills on 23 attempts with just one error for a .609 attack percentage. Giles hit .333 for the match with nine kills and seven digs.
Maren Dent led the team with 14 digs, followed by
Caroline McMahon with 10.
Gabi Moore and
Morgan Wilding handled the setting, with 21 and 14 assists, respectively.
NNU will be back in the Johnson Sports Center this Saturday, hosting the 22
nd-ranked Seattle Pacific Falcons at 1:00 p.m.
