By Logan Jones
Asst. Sports Editor
The NWOSU volleyball team had a good week at home, winning both matches against Oklahoma Baptist and Southeastern Oklahoma State.
In the match against OBU, the Lady Rangers lost a close opening set, falling 24-26. However, they were able to answer back in the second set, winning 25-19 with a 5-0 run to close out the set.
The Bison came out swinging in the third set jumping out ahead early and eventually taking the set, 15-25.
The fourth set showed just how resilient and gritty the Lady Rangers are. The whole set was back and forth until OBU went on a 5-0 run setting up set and match-point for the Bison.
However, the Lady Ranger defense and a high-flying offense took over as the black-and-red scored five unanswered points of their own to come back, winning the fourth set 26-24.
In the fifth and final set Northwestern would put their final stamp on the match, showing their determination to win as they controlled the lead the whole set to win 15-13 and the match, three sets to two.
Junior Jennifer Eubanks had a team-high 18 kills and three blocks, as senior Brooklynn Hesson and Freshman Kaydee Honeycutt followed up with 15 and 13 kills respectively.
Texas native Kaitlyn Robinson would post 56 helpers to the Lady Rangers victory.
In their second match of the week, the red and black would take on the Savage Storm of Southeastern Oklahoma State.
In what would be the closest set of the night, both teams were knotted at 23 until a late rally by the Lady Rangers gave Northwestern the set, 25-23.
After going on a 8-0 run in the second set, NWOSU would cruise through the set, winning 25-19.
Going into what would be the last set, the Lady Rangers dominated as they would push their commanding lead up 11-4, not letting the Savage Storm close in on the lead, winning 25-16, taking the set and the match.
The win over Southeastern clinched the eighth-place spot for the Lady Rangers in the GAC Tournament, set for Nov. 7 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Northwestern will finish off their home stretch facing rival Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.