Northwest waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Gering Bulldogs out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (68-62) Northwest actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Northwest can attribute much of their success to Jacey Knapp, who had 16 digs.
Gering's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aubrey Anderson, who had five digs, four aces, and three kills, and Abby Schanaman, who had seven digs. Anderson is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Gering, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Northwest has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Ogallala on the 5th. As for Gering, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Chadron on the 5th.
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