By Oaklee Fielder, Sports Editor
The Lady Ranger volleyball team finished its season with a loss against the Southwestern Lady Bulldogs 3-0 on Thursday, Nov. 13.
The game against Southwestern marked the end of the season for Northwestern’s volleyball campaign and the end of the GAC regular season.
The first set was not a very close set, with the Lady Rangers losing 25-16. The second set ended in a much closer score, 25-22.
The Lady Rangers actually led most of the way into the second set. By the middle portion of the set, the Bulldogs were able to tie it at 11. The two teams went back and forth, but then the Bulldogs went on a four-point streak to make it 16-13. Slowly, Northwestern climbed up and caught the Bulldogs at 21, but then, Southwestern scored three in a row to get to 24, match point. The Lady Rangers scored one to make it a two-point set, but the Bulldogs scored the final point they needed and won the second set.
The third set was not as close as the second, with it ending 25-19. Just like the previous set, the Lady Rangers led early after the two teams traded points back and forth for a bit. When the score was 12-9 with the Lady Rangers in the lead, the Bulldogs scored seven points in a row to take a four-point lead.
After that, the Bulldogs didn’t look back and won the set and the match.
This marks the end of a tough year for Northwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball. The Lady Rangers’ final record was 6-22. 11th in the GAC standings.