by Ashley Watts, Sports Editor
Northwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball team faced a tough opponent last Tuesday night as they played Oklahoma Baptist University.
The Rangers battled throughout the match, but eventually took the loss 3-0.
Jennifer Eubanks continued to shine as she had another fantastic day. She earned herself a team high of eight kills in three sets with a .316 hit percentage. Kaydee Honeycutt also did good at this game with eight kills, and she also led the team with 12 digs. Kaitlyn Robinson led the team in assists with a total of 22 that night.
The lady Rangers came to play in set one as they traded points with OBU for most of the beginning half of the match. Northwestern came in strong as they snatched the first three points This wasn’t enough though because the Bison took advantage of many errors by Northwestern and won the match 21-25.
During the second set the Rangers continued to struggle to find rhythm. The Bison secured the set two win, 13-25.
OBU came into the third set and took a quick lead over the Rangers. Eubanks and Kiauna Clark tried to overcome OBU’s momentum, but that was not enough for the Rangers. NWOSU lost the third and final match 15-25.
Northwestern will play another Great American Conference foe, Southern Nazarene University, on Sept. 26 in Alva. This match is set to start at 7 p.m.
