By CAMERON GORDON, Student Reporter
Northwestern’s volleyball team has played most of its games leading into postseason play.
Two of the last nine games for the volleyball team have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
As of press time, the team has an 8 – 4 on the year. The Lady Rangers are currently on a four-game winning streak.
The team is in second place in the Great American Conference for the blocks per set statistic with 2.61 blocks per set.
They also have the top two individuals in the conference for blocks. Carmae Jones leads the Great American Conference with 1.35 blocks per set, and Raven Burns follows Jones with 1.27 blocks per set.
The Lady Rangers played Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Feb. 24. They lost the game in five sets with a final score of 3 – 2.
The Lady Rangers opened strong winning the first set. They would drop the next two sets and win the fourth set. They ultimately lost the fifth set 15 – 9 against Southwestern.
The team lost its next matchup to East Central University on March 2. Northwestern finished the game with 18 errors, while East Central finished with 16 errors.
The volleyball team’s March 9 match-up against Oklahoma Baptist University was a 3 – 2 loss.
Northwestern won its match-up against Southeastern Oklahoma State University on March 16. The Lady Rangers swept the Savage Storm, 3 – 0.
Avery Osburg finished with 40 assists. Tarra Parks finished with 10 kills and 15 digs. The Lady Rangers with 10 errors finished with half as many as Southeastern’s 20 errors.
The team picked up another win over Oklahoma Christian University on March 18. The final score of the match was 3 – 1.
Kaydee Honeycutt and Osburg won GAC players of the week honors for their performances during the week. Honeycutt posted 21 points and 20 kills to go along with a .457 attack percentage. Osburg finished with 41 assists and seven digs.
The Rangers put another tally in the win column against Southern Nazarene University on March 24. Northwestern won in 4 sets against the Crimson Storm. Senior Sydnee Miller reached 1,000 career digs in this game.
Saturday’s match against Southeastern Oklahoma State University was Senior Day. Osburg, Deterding and Miller recognized for their time with Northwestern. The Lady Rangers won the game in three sets.
Deterding led the Rangers with 13 digs and nine kills. Osburg finished with 27 assists and two blocks. Miller ended with seven digs and two assists.
This year’s tournament will be played at the facilities of the member institutions within the conference.
Madison Dehlinger, a junior middle hitter, said she will have to give her all because the conference is strong this year.
“No team is to be overlooked,” Dehlinger said, “We’ve got a super strong conference.”
The Great American Conference tournament begins April 6.