Orange City, Iowa — Less than 48 hours after a 3-0 win against Briar Cliff, the Northwestern Volleyball team return to its home court Wednesday night for a match-up against Dakota Wesleyan. First serve is scheduled for 7:30pm. The Raiders have won three consecutive matches and is in third place in the GPAC with a 5-1 record, 7-1 overall; Dakota Wesleyan is in seventh place in the conference at 4-5, 8-5 overall.
The Tigers swept Presentation in a non-conference match last night, 25-8, 25-14 and 25-21. Freshman middle hitters Ady Dwight and McKenzie Buisker totaled 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Prior to that win, DWU lost three of its last four matches, losing to Jamestown, Morningside and Northwestern and defeating Midland in four sets. They are currently seventh in the GPAC with a 4-5 record. 8-5 overall.
Wilber is in the midst of her seventh season as the head of the DWU volleyball program and is nearing her 100th win (96 heading into Presentation match). Wilber’s first season was 2014 and her DWU teams have seen gradual improvement nearly every year. She guided DWU to its best season in nearly 30 years in 2019 where they finished with a 20-12 record, 4-11 in the GPAC. Four starters and six players return from last year’s squad.
The Raiders have won three straight games, all within GPAC play, to climb up to third place in the current GPAC standings. They are 7-1 overall and have wins against Briar Cliff (2x) and previously unbeaten Concordia during their streak.
