BOLIVAR, Missouri – The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team secured its eighth straight win with a 3-1 victory at Southwest Baptist Saturday afternoon. Northwest won by set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 19-25, 25-17.

Northwest moved its season mark to 13-3 and stayed perfect in MIAA action at 5-0. SBU fell to 4-14 overall and 0-5 in league play.

The eight-match win streak ties for the sixth-longest win streak in school history and is the longest win streak for Northwest since its 15-game win streak in the 2016 season.

Northwest enjoyed a 13-10 kill advantage in the first set in scoring a 25-21 victory.

The visitors simply could not miss in the second set as Northwest hit .571 with 16 kills and no attack errors. Northwest cruised to a 25-15 triumph to take a 2-0 set lead in the match.

SBU bounced with a 25-19 win in the third set. It was the first time in eight matches that Northwest had dropped a set. Northwest hit .043 in the third set with 10 kills and eight errors.

Northwest was able to close it out in the fourth set with a 25-17 triumph. Northwest held SBU to a .000 hitting percentage in the fourth. SBU had six kills and six attack errors.

Northwest will return home to Bearcat Arena for matches against Fort Hays State (Fri., 6 p.m.) and Nebraska-Kearney (Sat., 6:30 p.m.)

NOTES: Northwest had won 23 straight sets before dropping the third set to SBU on Saturday. … Northwest is 12-0 in three-set matches … it’s the first win for Northwest this season when going past three sets … Sophomore Hallie Sidney registered a career-high 14 digs in the win over SBU … senior Maddy Bruder recorded her sixth double-double of the season and the 48th of her collegiate career with 13 kills and 11 digs … freshman Rachel Sturdevant posted her third double-figure kill match of the season with 11 kills … senior Megan Stilmock was credited with a career-high four service aces.

— Northwest Athletics —