Box Score

The Basics
Score: Southern Nazarene 3  - Northwestern 0
Records: SNU (7-5, 3-1 GAC) - Northwestern (2-14,  1-2 GAC)
Location: Alva Rec Center- Alva, Okla. 

ALVA, OKLA. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Volleyball was defeated by Southern Nazarene University by a final score of 3-0 (20-25, 21-25, 15-25).

Individual Leaders

• Hannah Williams led the way for the Rangers with nine kills.
• Natalie Fahey produced an impressive .429 hitting percentage for the match.
• Carley Geer led the defensive effort for the Rangers with 22 digs throughout the match.

Game Changer

• After a series of early rallies, the Rangers opened up an 11-8 lead early in set number one. A five point Storm run evened up the set up at 12, leading to a Rangers timeout. Three key late attack errors by the Rangers led to a 25-20 Storm victory.
• Four straight points, including two powerful kills from Williams, evened the set at 12 for the second set in a row. The Rangers used two kills from Fahey and Asia Pipkin to narrow the Storm lead to just two, causing a Southern Nazarene timeout at the 21-19 point mark. The Rangers came out of the timeout and could only manage two more points, leading to a 25-21 Storm victory.
• After a back and forth start to the third set, the Storm went on a 6-1 run, opening up a 13-8 lead.  The Rangers battled hard, including two late kills by Williams, but ultimately dropped the third and final set of the match 25-15.

Up Next

• Northwestern Oklahoma State Volleyball will travel to Ada, Okla. to continue Great American Conference play against the Tigers of East Central on Sep. 30 at 7 p.m.

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