By Denise Cronister
Student Reporter
The Lady Ranger volleyball team went 1-2 over their week of games. They faced opponents Southern Nazarene University, Southeastern Oklahoma State and Lubbock Christian University.
In the home matchup against SNU, the Lady Rangers swept the Crimson Storm 3-0.
They must have wanted to show off what they were made of in front of the home crowd and it worked.
In the first set the lady rangers were down for a few minutes, but quickly bounced back to take the lead.
The second set was a back and forth battle; neither team could nab the lead.
The Lady Rangers were down and tied last minute making it 23-23.
Then Senior Hannah Williams scored back-to-back kills putting the Lady Ranger up in the match 2-0
The third set Northwestern had the momentum, but he Crimson Storm wasn’t going out without a fight.
Tied at 11-11, several attack errors from the Crimson Storm proved costly, giving the Lady Rangers a lead they would control the rest of the set, winning 25-22, and sweeping Southern Nazarene 3-0.
The Lady Ranger volleyball battled hard Friday night in Durant, Oklahoma, but was unable to down Southeastern Oklahoma State in an all-out match that led to a fifth set.
In the first set the Lady Rangers fell 18-25.
The Lady Rangers quickly bounced back, fired up and won the second set of the match.
Southeastern pulled away with a 25-19 win in the third set.
With the match on the line, the Lady Rangers were able to tie the match at 2 all when they secured the 25-17 win in the third set.
The fight wasn’t hard enough in the fifth set as the Lady Rangers fell 15-8.
Looking to rebound, the Lady Rangers took on Lubbock Christian University on Saturday.
Unfortunately, the black and red fell in three straight sets.
In the first set of the match, the Chaparrals held the Lady Rangers and capped the victory along with the next two sets.
In what would be the final set of the match the Lady Rangers had a valiant last effort, coming back from a seven-point deficit and go on a 9-2 run to tie the set up at 23-23.
Hannah Williams led the set with a team high 6 kills in the set, but it was not enough to give the Lady Rangers a win, losing in a close fight 23-25.
The Lady Rangers have a little time to rest up and get back into their groove for their next road trip to Magnolia, Arkansas to face Southern Arkansas University on Sept. 28.
They then head to Monticello, Arkansas to face Arkansas-Monticello on Sept. 29.