by Nick Dill, Student Reporter
Victorious at home again, as the Northwestern volleyball team defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State University 3-0.
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball team defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State University on Thursday.
There was a great atmosphere of students, as it was costume night at the game.
This win improved Northwestern’s home record to 8-0 for the 2019 season.
The Lady Rangers earned this win. They fought and clawed to win all of their three matches.
Northwestern started off hot early with a 5-2 lead. The set was back and forth.
But some errors from southeastern and key kills from Sydnee Miller and Kiauna Clark secured the win for the Rangers with a final score of 25-22.
The Rangers rode the momentum wave from set one, and had an early lead, and never let up. Cluth attacks from Kate Deterding and Claire Hodges gave the rangers a four-point run to end set two in the rangers favor with a score of 25-20.
The third set started off rough for the Rangers, but they were able to recover.
The home-court advantage was key for the Rangers in the last set. Northwestern’s offense showed up and ready to play at the end of set three.
Great kills by Clark and Deterding gave the Rangers a 23-18 lead. An error late in the match by Southeastern gave the Rangers the win in set three 25-22.
There were many top performers in the match. Kiauna Clark led the team with 12 kills.
Kate Deterding had eight kills and three blocks. While Sydnee Miller led the team with 13 digs.
The Rangers are back in action with a road match vs Southern Nazarene University on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Bethany.