by Ashley Watts, Sports Editor
Northwestern Oklahoma State University had a stellar weekend as they played in Bethany, Okla. at the OBU/SNU Tournament. The Rangers continued to show off with some new faces who got action through the weekend. Northwestern was able to improve their overall record to 9-5, with a 1-0 record in the Great American Conference.
They earned a three and one record over four games in two days. Friday was a split day with a great team win against Randall University 3-1 and hard-fought loss to Drury University 1-3. Saturday consisted of two wins against Southwest Baptist University 3-0 and William Jewell University, with the latter that went to a five-set tiebreaker 3-2.
The Black-and-Red senior class continue to step-up when the team needs them most. Kiauna Clark led the way with two 17 kill games against Drury and William Jewell, with hitting percentages of .517 and .306 respectively. Clark had a total of 32 kills on the weekend, with 11 total blocks and 31 total digs.
Kaydee Honeycutt had a team leading 39 total kills with a 19-kill game against William Jewell. She totaled 42 digs; the team high for the weekend.
Jennifer Eubanks continued her roll from last week as she earned 34 kills and a team-high 16 blocks. Kaitlyn Robinson led the team with 112 assists on the weekend.
The Rangers had some new faces appear in the match against Randall University. Freshman Jessica Thompson had her first start of the year with 15 kills, four blocks, and a .433 hit percentage which helped the Black-and-Red earn their first victory of the tournament. Maggie Peterson also earned her first start in the libero position and had a team-high 15 digs in the game. Freshman Abby Davis earned 21 assists throughout the match.
Northwestern used their momentum from the first game of the tournament to come out hot against Drury, but ended up loosing the game 1-3.
The Rangers played Southwest Baptist University and William Jewell University on the second day of the tournament. The lady Rangers won both games on day two.
Eubanks continued her streak from the last week with eleven kills in this match alone with a hit percentage of .529. Eubanks and Clark dominated the net with five blocks each to help the Rangers dominate the Bearcats in the first match of the second day.
The last game of the weekend was a full out battle between William Jewell and Northwestern. Between the two teams there were 35 tied scores and 12 lead changes.
Northwestern will play their second Great American Conference match-up of the season as they face Oklahoma Baptist University Tuesday evening in Shawnee.