HOW IT HAPPENED

• Loras scored the first point of the match, but the Prairie Wolves reeled off a 13-2 run to go up 13-3. The Prairie Wolves continued to hold their advantage as Addie Thomas, Sydney Hauptman and Nyah Chambers all put down kills to make it 18-13. The margin increased to 20-15 after kills from Thomas and Mackenzie Scurto. The Prairie Wolves finished the first set strong winning it 25-19.
• In the second set, the Prairie Wolves got off to a quick 5-1 lead. Chambers and Kobie Patten connected with senior setter Erica Hopping for kills, and the Prairie Wolves pushed their lead to ten at 17-7. After two straight points by Loras, Chambers rolled another kill to the floor to give the Black & Gold a set point at 24-18. The Duhawks managed to close the gap to 24-20, but a kill from Addie Thomas handed NWU the victory, 25-20.
• The third set was back and forth featuring nine ties, and five lead changes. The Prairie Wolves biggest lead of the set was five, with an 18-13 advantage. But the Duhawks came back with an 8-1 run to take the lead 22-20. Scurto recorded three kills, and Loras made a hitting error, allowing NWU to take the lead 24-22. Loras responded scoring three straight points. A Hauptman kill tied the set at 25, but the set finished with Loras winning it 27-25 after two straight Prairie Wolf errors.
• A kill and an ace by Thomas helped NWU go up 7-4 in the fourth. Loras closed the gap to one, 7-6, but Hauptman recorded a kill to increase the score to 9-7. Scurto and Thomas added kills before an ace by Chambers made the lead four, 14-10. Thomas added two more kills to make the Prairie Wolf lead six points, 18-12. Scurto's third kill of the set brought the score to 23-20, but the Duhawks scored three straight points to tie the score at 23. Back to back kills by Addie Thomas secured the set and the match for the Prairie Wolves.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Addie Thomas: 19 kills, 13 digs
Sidney Hauptman: 12 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks
Shae Gallery: 4 kills, 2 blocks, .400 H%
Kennady Klein: 28 digs, 3 assists
Erica Hopping: 45 assists, 7 digs
 

HEAD COACH RAYNA CAIN'S COMMENTS

• "The team did a good job with some scrappy plays and were able to get them [Loras] out of system."
• "I am proud of how we leaned on each other and finished the match."

UP NEXT

The Prairie Wolves are on the road to Texas next weekend with matches on Friday and Saturday. On Friday they face off against UC Santa Cruz at 12 p.m. and Susquehanna University at 3:45 p.m.