Red Raiders get revenge on Dordt

hursday night in four games (28-26, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23.) The  victory makes the squad’s record 17-15 (10-5) as the regualr season is approaching an end.
“We definitely worked on shutting down their outside hitters,” said freshman setter Kaitlin Floerchinger. “We also upped the tempo of our game so they didn’t predict us so easy.”
In the first game, Dordt had two set points, but couldn’t find the essential point to pull out a win.
The Defenders were feeling NW’s pressure in the third game, and rallied to avoid the sweep.
The final point of the match came on Floerchinger serving an ace to take the win for the match.
NW defeated conference rival Hastings 3-1 win last Saturday. NW won the first two sets by the score of 25-18, dropped the third set 20-25 but then won the fourth 25-17.
NW hit its second highest attack percentage of the season at .325. Junior Jaci Moret had an outstanding match, leading all players with 18 kills in 33 attempts, and totaling 12 digs. Senior Kate Boersma also reached double figures with 10 kills and hit an even .400 while both freshman Katelyn Kragt and junior Jennie Jansen totaled nine kills.
Senior Rylee Hulstein, making her first career start in the middle hitter position, totaled seven kills, six blocks and 16 digs.
Floerchinger lofted up 42 assists and freshman Alexis Bart led the defense with 30 digs.
“Our team came out with energy and intensity which was impressive after a five hour drive the night before,” Moret said.
NW defeated Mount Marty in a three matches (25-22, 25-20, 25-23) Tuesday night.
Jansen hit for a match-high 12 kills and Moret added 11 kills in leading the NW offense that hit .210 for the match. Boersma added eight kills and three blocks while Floerchinger lofted up 30 assists. Freshman Brandalyn Van Zee went a perfect 11-for-11 with two aces from the service line and added 11 digs.
The Raiders return to action at 5 p.m. this Saturday in the Bultman Center against GPAC rival Concordia for the final regular-season match.
NW’s record reflects early season struggles, but the women are confident going into the postseason.
“We definitely know that we can beat every team in the conference,”  Floerchinger said. “I think that’s the most important thing.”