Posted: Sep 14, 2021
Mitchell, S.D. – RV Dakota Wesleyan volleyball ready to take on Northwestern College in first home match of the 2021 season. The match is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start time in the Christen Family Athletic Center gym.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
- Dakota Wesleyan starts their first home match of the year with a 10-1 overall record and 1-0 in GPAC play
- DWU is averaging 14.05 kills per set, 12.87 assists per set, 2.21 blocks per set, and 1.74 service aces per set
- Ady Dwight and Mariah Gloe lead the Tigers in kills per set, averaging 4.00 and 2.97 kills, respectively
- Madeline Else commands the assists per set category, averaging 11.11 assists per set
- Dwight and Gloe are equal in the blocks per set category, notching 1.03 blocks per set
- Else and Emily Bies have been putting up an average of 0.47 and 0.33 service aces per set through the first 11 matches
ABOUT THE RAIDERS
- Northwestern enters the match with records of 8-2 overall and 1-1 in conference play
- Last weekend, the Raiders dropped a five-set match to No. 2 Jamestown for their first loss in league play and second loss overall
- The Raiders have been putting up 11.8 kills per set, 2.1 service aces per set, and 2.5 blocks per set
- With 3.41 kills per set, Alysen Dexter leads NWC
- Jadeyn Schutt and Emily Strasser are averaging 0.46 service aces per set through the first ten games
- Bekah Horstman is the leading blocker for the Raiders, averaging 1.41 blocks per set on 52 total blocks
- Entering his 17th year at the helm is head coach Kyle Van Den Bosch
LAST MEETING
- Dakota Wesleyan dropped both matches to Northwestern last year, 3-1 at home then 3-1 on the road
- Under Coach Wilber, the Tigers are 0-13 against the Raiders, dating back to the 2014 season
- Dwight led the attacking effort at home, with a hitting percentage of .189 on 12 kills
- Returner Gloe tallied 11 digs in the home match against the Raiders last year
- On the road, Dwight and Jadie DeLange led the team hitting .415 percent and .167 percent, respectively