The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team fell to Central Oklahoma, 3-0, on Tuesday evening at the Hamilton Field House in Edmond, Okla. in the first round of the MIAA Tournament.

– No. 25 ranked Northwest finishes the season with a 22-9 overall record. The Bronchos, ranked No. 9 in the nation, improved to 30-3.

– The 22 wins are the most by a Northwest team since the 1999 squad’s 25-11 overall record.

– Maddy Bruder had 12 kills for the Bearcats. She tallied six digs and one block, defensively.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats fell in three sets by scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-22.

– Miranda Foster had 14 digs and eight kills. She also tallied four blocks and one assist.

– Olivia Nowakowski tied Foster for a team-best 14 digs. She had three service aces in the match.

– Jackie Becker had eight kills to go along with five blocks. She also had three digs and one assist.

– Alexis Williams had eight kills and one dig.
– Sarah Dannettell recorded 31 assists, seven digs, one block and one kill.

Key Northwest Sequence
– The Bearcats jumped out to an early lead in the second powered by a 7-1 run. Down 7-5, Foster and Williams put away back-to-back kills to tie the match, 7-7. After a Broncho attacking error, Williams put away a kill to give Northwest a two-point lead, 9-7. UCO would get a point back but Williams came up with another kill to push the lead back to two. Becker put away a kill and then combined with Dannettell on a block on the next play to give the Bearcats a four-point advantage, 12-8.

— Northwest Athletics —