KEARNEY, Nebraska – The University of Nebraska-Kearney Loper volleyball squad held off the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats in five sets to claim the outright MIAA title. Nebraska-Kearney won by set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13.

The No. 3-ranked Lopers withstood a 27-kill effort from Bearcat senior Maddy Bruder. Bruder also tallied 17 digs for the Bearcats.

Northwest will be the No. 4 seed and will play host to No. 5 seed Central Missouri in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Tournament. The match will be played Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Bearcat Arena. The winner will advance to the semifinals in Kearney, Nebraska, on Nov. 9.

— Northwest Athletics —