No. 1 Northwestern Dominates Dakota Wesleyan in Three-Set GPAC Sweep

Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball players lost their second straight match on Wednesday night at the Christen Family Athletic Center. The Tigers were swept by No. 1 ranked Northwestern in three sets. The final score was 25-15, 25-16, and 25-21.

Northwestern controlled the pace of the game from the start. DWU held a 4-1 lead early in the first set, but Northwestern responded with a 16-1 run to take the frame. The Red Raiders maintained that momentum to win the next two frames. Their current winning streak now stands at 21 consecutive matches, a run that began after their only loss on Aug. 22.

Karly VanDerWerff led the Dakota Wesleyan attack with 12 kills. Evy Knoblock, Madisyn Grimsrud, and Emma Hergenreder each recorded six kills. Kayleigh Hybertson contributed 26 set assists and 10 digs, while Lizzie Tyler added 10 digs and Presly Pastian recorded nine digs and one service ace.

Stella Winterfeld paced the Northwestern offense with a match-high 14 kills, four service aces, and 11 digs. Jadyn Hofmeyer added 13 kills and two block assists. Nyah Potthoff posted a game-high 32 set assists and eight digs, and Sidney Oostra recorded 15 digs for the team, which stands 24-1 overall and 14-0 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

Dakota Wesleyan drops to a 17-9 overall record and a 6-8 mark in conference play. The Tigers travel to Fremont, Nebraska, for their final road GPAC match against No. 15 Midland on Saturday, Oct. 31. They return home for Senior Night and the regular season finale against Waldorf on Tuesday, Nov. 3.