EVANSTON, Ill. – The Northwestern volleyball team put together a .500 hitting percentage on the way to a 3-0 victory (25-13, 25-16, 25-20) against Northeastern Saturday at home at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats improved to 3-0 this season and have not lost a set on the young campaign. NU’s .500 hitting percentage is the fourth-highest recorded in a match in program history and the highest since the Wildcats logged a program-best .689 mark against Towson in 1998.
Northwestern has started a season 3-0 without dropping a set for the first time since 2015.
The Wildcats attack was paced by Kathryn Randorf, who finished with 15 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .520, and by Desiree Becker, who had 10 while hitting .714. NU got 15 digs from Megan Miller to lead them defensively.
Wildcats Classic All-Tournament Team
Alexa Rousseau (MVP) – Northwestern
Desiree Becker – Northwestern
Leilani Dodson – Northwestern
Serena Patterson – UTEP
Hula Crisostomo – UTEP
Alexa Edwards – Pacific
Erica Staunton – Northeastern
Cat’s sweep Northeastern to go 3-0 to start the season!??
K. Randorf – 15 kills, .520 H%
D. Becker – 10 kills, .769 H%
A. Rousseau – 38 assists, 10 digs
M. Miller- 15 digs pic.twitter.com/Og0ELIxFPc
— Northwestern Volleyball (@NUVball) August 27, 2022
Game Notes
» Northwestern attackers combined to hit .500 in the match.
» Alexa Rousseau had a match-high three aces in the win.
» Northwestern put together a strong attacking performance, notching 51 kills in the match.
» Northwestern never…
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