The William Jewell volleyball team opened the 2017 Midwest Region Crossover with a sweep of Purdue Northwest by scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-20. With the win the Cardinals move to 6-13 overall. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SET ONE: The Cardinals opened a 17-12 lead before the Lions pulled within one at 23-22. Back-to-back kills from Madeline Johnson and Stefanie Richterkessing gave Jewell the opening set 25-22 win. 
• SET TWO: Jewell again opened a lead only to have PNW crawl back late in the set. A kill from Maddie Wingert and an error by the Lions sealed the set 25-20 to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead. 
• SET THREE: Set three was a back-and-forth affair before the Cardinals were able to separate themselves on consecutive kills from Grace Miller and Wingert. Even after a small 3-0 run by PNW, a kill from Johnson ended the set 25-20 and gave Jewell the sweep. 

LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT

• The Cardinals posted a balanced attack led by Wingert's nine kills, while Miller had eight, and Jenna Rau seven. 
• Rau also posted four blocks followed by three a piece from Miller and Johnson.
• Olivia Tolberd posted a game-high 18 digs while Richterkessing added 13. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Cardinals collected 43 kills on a .153 attack percentage compared to the Lions' 26 total kills. 
• Jewell also posted more than 15 more digs than their opponent with 61. 

UP NEXT
Jewell continues action at the Midwest Region Crossover with two matches on Saturday against Ohio Dominican and Kentucky Wesleyan.