The Northwest Missouri State volleyball team fell to Washburn University on Friday evening at Bearcat Arena in an MIAA contest, 3-0. The win moves Washburn to 21-4 overall and 8-1 in MIAA play. Northwest falls to 9-13 and are now 3-6 in conference play.

The Ichabods  hit .433 and .448 in the first two sets, respectively, to jump out to an early 2-0 lead. In the third set, Northwest held a lead early but with the match tied, 7-7, Washburn went on a 13-4 run to pull away.

Bridget Hanafin had 16 assists for the Bearcats and Kirsten Hudgens added 12. Shelby Duren had three services aces to go along with seven digs and eight kills. Bailey Vance had a team-high 15 digs defensively. Abby Graves recorded nine kills while Mackie Keller matched Duren with eight kills.

Northwest will host Emporia State at 6 p.m. tomorrow, Oct. 26, in Bearcat Arena. Admission to the game is free as fans are encouraged to make their way from Bearcat Stadium for the homecoming football game over to Bearcat Arena. The game time was originally set for 7 p.m. but has been moved up one hour to 6 p.m.

— Northwest Sports Information —