Volleyball Recap: Northwestern Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Emma Dahl and Genna Kreuser

Northwestern lost against Bloomer back in October of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Tigers fell just short of the Blackhawks by a score of 2-1. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blackhawks 25-15 in the first set.

Northwestern started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-17, 15-9.

Genna Kreuser

Digs

10/04/25 @ Bloomer	11
10/04/25 vs Fall Creek	10
10/04/25 vs Turtle Lake	12

Northwestern's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Genna Kreuser, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Emma Dahl, who had ten assists and three digs. Kreuser has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.

Bloomer was led to victory by Brooke Petska and Kaycee Schmidt. Petska had 11 digs and one assist, while Schmidt had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Schmidt has posted over her last six contests. Ilona Tozer also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Bloomer, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-13.

Northwestern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Ladysmith on the 4th. As for Bloomer, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 win against St. Croix Central on the 4th.