DAYTON, Ohio— Dropping in straight sets, the Northern Illinois University volleyball team (6-6, 0-2 Horizon) fell to the Wright State University Raiders (7-5, 2-0 Horizon) during their opening weekend of Horizon League play. The Huskies fell by set scores of 17-25, 11-25, and 19-25.
Katie Pahl (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg),
Autumn Flynn (Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco), and
Ava Grevengoed (Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West) led the Huskies with seven kills apiece.
Pahl got the scoring started for the Huskies with a kill as the teams battled early. Wright State embarked on an 11-5 run, which featured three Huskie kills, to take a 14-8 lead. Flynn had a pair of kills as NIU cut the deficit to five. Pahl had the final two kills of the set for the Huskies, but Wright State took the opening set, 25-17.
Grevengoed and Pahl had the first two kills of the second set for NIU before the Raiders took a 7-4 lead.
Rylea Alvin (Randolph, Wis./Randolph) had the lone Huskie kill during an 8-2 Wright State run. Flynn added a pair of kills in the closing points, but the Raiders took a two-set lead over NIU.
Grevengoed opened the third set with a kill, while a block by Flynn and Pahl gave NIU an early 3-1 edge. Grevengoed and Flynn each added a kill as NIU held a 6-5 lead, its final lead of the set. Alvin recorded a kill to end a 10-2 Wright State run, while a kill by Pahl sparked a 5-1 NIU run that cut the deficit to three at 17-14. Alvin and Pahl had the final kills of the set, but NIU fell to Wright State in straight sets.
The Huskies continue conference play on the road as they are set to compete at Milwaukee on Oct.1. First serve is set for 6 p.m.
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