Eagles Sweep MSUN in Butte Finale 8/27/2016 11:41:08 PM BUTTE, Mont. – Northwest University rebounded from their morning loss to Rocky Mountain with a 3-0 sweep of Montana State – Northern (25-18, 25-20, 25-10), in their final match at the Big Sky Challenge. NU posted a 3-1 record for the two day tournament. The straight set sweep saw Northwest U (3-2) hitting .330 as a team while limiting Montana State to just .077 hitting with the help of ten Eagle blocks. Strong serving also aided NU as they scored on seven service aces. Freshman Kel Bilger led the way for NU with a career high 16 kills on .379 hitting with 4 digs. Morgan Pilon led both teams with 37 assists for the match and Leia Roy tied for match high honors with 14 defensive digs. Keann White (.357) and Dakota Adams (.267) each had 8 kills. Montana State Northern (1-3) was led by Timi Severson’s 9 kills, hitting .538 for the three sets. Emily Russell had 24 assists and 14 digs were registered 14 digs. “I was very pleased how well the team bounced back from the tough loss to Rocky this morning,” stated Steve Bain, NU head coach. “The ladies were determined to focus forward and played with a sense of urgency on each point. We were solid in serve receive and at the service line and when we can play to our standards in those two phases we can play at a high level.” Northwest U will open Cascade Conference play next Friday, September 1, at home when they host Warner Pacific College in the NU Pavilion.