Mount Marty University

Mount Marty Drops Home Battle to Powerful Northwestern

Mount Marty Volleyball fought valiantly in the opening frame against one of the nation's premier teams, but powerhouse Northwestern College used high-powered attacking efficiency to secure a straight-set GPAC decision at Cimpl Arena on Saturday afternoon.

       [ MATCH RECAP ]
Northwestern (25-1, 15-0)    3
Mount Marty (13-18, 3-12)    0
(25-21, 25-13, 25-20)

Northwestern 3, Mount Marty 0

(25-21, 25-13, 25-20)

The Lancers pushed the Red Raiders to the wire in the opening set before Northwestern found an unstoppable rhythm in Set 2—hitting a blistering .700 with 14 kills and no errors—to sweep the match and drop Mount Marty to 13-18 overall (3-12 GPAC).

• Offensive Engine: Jaya Wachholtz put together a heroic performance at the net, hammering down a match-high 14 kills (.192 hitting pct) alongside 3 digs and 3 block assists for a team-leading 15.5 points.

• Middle & Front-Row Support: Caitlin Guenther was active in the middle, posting 4 kills and anchoring the Lancers' net defense with 5 total blocks (1 solo, 4 assist). Lexi Eickhoff contributed 3 kills without an error on 8 swings, while Annabella Suljuzovic added 3 kills.

• Setting Distribution: Maycee Williams paced the offense with 15 assists and 6 digs, while Brianna Even dished out 11 assists and 3 digs.

• Back-Row Defense & Service Line: Libero Jenna Schweitzer anchored the back line with 10 digs, while Kate Tollinger added 2 digs. Taylor Dobrenz generated momentum from the service line with 2 service aces.

• Key Match Factor: Northwestern generated 39 kills on a .274 team hitting percentage, led by Jadyn Hofmeyerwith 13 kills on a razor-sharp .611 hitting percentage, alongside Stella Winterfeld with 8 kills and 6 digs.

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