MARYVILLE, Missouri – The No. 4-ranked Nebraska-Kearney Lopers escaped Bearcat Arena with a five-set win over the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. The Lopers won by set scores of 23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-11.

UNK extended its win streak to six in a row, while snapping Northwest’s nine-match winning streak. UNK moves to 19-1 overall and 6-1 MIAA play. Northwest falls to 14-4 overall and 6-1 in MIAA action.

Bearcat sophomore Hallie Sidney recorded a career-high 27 kills. Sidney’s 27-kill performance tied for the eighth-best kill effort in school history.

Senior Olivia Nowakowski tied for the eighth-most digs in a five-set match in Bearcat history with 35 against the Lopers.

Northwest jumped out to a two-set lead behind the play of Sidney, who tallied 14 kills in the opening two sets.

UNK used a balanced offensive attack with Julianne Jackson (13 kills) and Emma Benton (11 kills) to rally from the two-set deficit.

The Bearcats recorded a season highs in digs (114) and kills (71).

Northwest will remain at home and play a pair of matches in Bearcat Arena coming up this Friday vs. Central Oklahoma (6 p.m.) and Saturday vs. Pittsburg State (3 p.m.)

— Northwest Athletics —