The Briar Cliff women's volleyball team returns to GPAC play Saturday evening, hosting Northwestern for their first home match of the season. First serve is set for 5:00 p.m. in the Newman Flanagan Center. 

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Briar Cliff 2025 Record: 6-5 (0-1 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS / OPPONENT KILLS: 11.0 / 11.9 per set 
HITTING PERCENTAGE/ OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE: .186 /.137
ASSISTS/ OPPONENT ASSISTS: 10.2 / 11.3 per set 
DIGS/ OPPONENT DIGS: 14.3 / 15.4 per set 
BLOCKS/ OPPONENT BLOCKS: 128.0 (3.1 Per set) / 47.0 (1.1 per set) 

Northwestern 2025 Record: 8-2 (2-0 Great Plains Athletic Conference) 
KILLS / OPPONENT KILLS: 12.6 / 10.6 per set
HITTING PERCENTAGE/ OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE: .222 /.0.96
ASSISTS/ OPPONENT ASSISTS: 11.6 / 9.8 per set
DIGS/ OPPONENT DIGS: 16.5 / 14.6 per set
BLOCKS/ OPPONENT BLOCKS: 95.5 (1.59 per set) / 62.0 (1.59 per set) 
 
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS 
The Chargers return to GPAC play with a 6-5 (0-1 GPAC) record after falling to RV Morningside this past Wednesday.

Tamika Eastman leads the team with 104 kills, averaging 2.67 per set, while Aliyah Basham has added 74 kills, followed by Caton Firkins with 61.

Kylie Hart runs the offense with 204 assists, averaging 4.98 per set. Iwalani Beltran has also been a steady contributor with 182 assists at 4.44 per set.

Leading the defense, Avery Beller has totaled 200 digs at 4.88 per set. Georgianna Wenzel follows with 73. At the net, Brooklyn Voss adds 61 blocks, followed closely by Aubrey Hoeft with 51, and Basham with 46.
 
SCOUTING THE RED RAIDERS 
The Red Raiders return to GPAC play with an 8-2 (2-0 GPAC) record, with wins over both Dordt and RV Dakota Wesleyan.

Stella Winterfield leads the attack with 110 kills, while Zavyr Metzger adds 83, and Maddy Sampson records 70. 

Setter Liv Reitsma directs the Northwestern offense with 190 assists ( 5.28 a/s), followed closely by Nyah Potthoff with 183 ( 5.08 a/s).

Defensively, Tierney Huss leads the team with 136 digs, followed by Sidney Oostra with 96, and Potthoff with 79. Metzger has also tallied 68 blocks, while Emma Westphal adds 28, and Sampson adds 27. 

LAST TIME OUT 
In their October 2024 meeting, Briar Cliff fell in straight sets. The Chargers were led by Emma Brenelli, who recorded 6 kills, while Basham added 5, and Isabelle Lenz chipped in 4. Beller paced the defense with 17 digs. For the Red Raiders, Westphal tallied 3 kills and 4 blocks, while Metzger added 2 kills and 4 blocks.