By: Jamal Smith 
Freelancer

The Western Oregon women’s volleyball team lost at home in three sets on Sat., Oct. 3, 2015 to Northwest Nazarene University (NNU). The set scores were 15-25, 20-25 and 17-25, all in NNU’s favor.

NNU pulled away from the Wolves in the first set, accumulating a lead that Western couldn’t claw back from.

The second set was much closer and went back and forth until the Wolves found themselves even with NNU with a score of 20-20. However, NNU would score the next 5 unanswered points to win the second set.

Western showed determination in the third set, but they were out matched again and lost the set with a score of 17-25.

Sophomore Alisha Bettinson had 10 kills, 1 block, and 1 ace. First-year Amanda Short and Mariella Vandenkooy both had 8 kills for the Wolves.

The conference loss gives Western Oregon an overall record of 4-11, and 1-5 in GNAC conference play.

The next two games for the Wolves are on the road when they play Simon Fraser University on Oct. 8, 2015, and then Western Washington University on Oct. 10, 2015. The next home game is against Concordia on Tuesday Oct. 13, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the New P.E. building.
The Concordia test is also a “Red Out!” game, so be sure to dress in red. For more information please contact WOU Athletics at 503-838-9030.