ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – No. 8 Griffon Volleyball continued its dominant run Friday night, sweeping Northwest Missouri State 3-0 inside the Looney Complex to close out its 10-match homestand.
MoWest (13-1, 3-0 MIAA) took down Northwest (5-8, 2-1 MIAA) by set scores of 25-19, 25-14 and 25-10. The sweep extended the Griffons' streak to 18 consecutive set victories.
The Griffons controlled the match on both sides of the net, hitting .356 with 42 kills and just six attack errors while holding Northwest Missouri State to a .000 hitting percentage. MoWest got stronger throughout the night, hitting .414 in the second set before a dominant third set in which it hit .609 without an attack error.
Holly Heldt reached an impressive career milestone during the victory, becoming a member of the 1,000-kill, 1,300-dig and 150-ace club. Heldt finished with seven kills on .350 hitting, 12 digs and two service aces.
Taylor Russell and Brooklyn Gormley powered the attack with eight kills apiece and no errors. Russell hit .500 and added four block assists, while Gormley hit .615 with five block assists. Mackenzie Peters added six kills on .455 hitting.
The Griffon defense was equally dominant, limiting the Bearcats to 23 kills with 23 attack errors. Anna Weberg led the back row with 14 digs, while Heldt added 12. Katelyn Diani-O'Day dished out 20 assists, and Emma Duff added 15 assists and two aces.
MoWest put an exclamation point on the night in the third set, rolling to a 25-10 victory to complete the sweep and extend its straight-set streak to 18.
What's Next
MoWest heads on the road for a pair of MIAA contests. The Griffons travel to Warrensburg to face (RV) Central Missouri on Friday, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. before heading to Joplin to take on Missouri Southern on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m.
