SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Northwestern College volleyball team swept the day, defeating Clarke (3-0) and Briar Cliff (3-1), to wrap up the Charger Invite to open the 2021 season as No. 8-ranked Northwestern improves to 3-0 on the season.
The sweep over Clarke secured head coach Kyle Van Den Bosch’s name in the NWC record books as he became the winningest coach in volleyball program history this afternoon inside the Newman Flanagan Center on the campus of Briar Cliff University. Van Den Bosch surpasses his predecessor Mike Meyer in wins, continuing the long tradition of excellence of honoring Christ and excelling on the court for the Northwestern volleyball program.
“I have a ton of respect for Coach Mike Meyer and the volleyball program he established here at Northwestern College. A milestone like this means a lot when you reflect and think about all the people along the way that have shared in this Raider journey. I think about how God weaved so many lives together through the Red Raider volleyball program,” said Van Den Bosch. “I am thankful for my wife, Dawn for being my rock in this journey and my biggest supporter along with my two kids, Jackson and Aubrey. I have also appreciated my assistant coaches for their loyalty and ownership in the program as well. There have been a few assistant coaches along the way, but Wayne Westenberg has been with me 16 years and LeeAnne McMillen helped me for 13 years.”
About his teams and athletes he has coached over the years, Van Den Bosch notes, “Our players are such quality Christian young women to coach and I have enjoyed the relationships that have been built over the years. They have taken great pride in being teammates that give God the glory and love representing Northwestern College.”
Northwestern will continue their road trip next Wednesday, September 1 when the Raiders travel back to Sioux City to begin Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) play against the Mustangs of Morningside College.
