Northwest Holds Off Evergreen State
KIRKLAND – Northwest knocked off Evergreen State in four sets Saturday and all but punched its ticket for the postseason.
NU won 25-15, 16-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Abigail Broussard led the Eagle charge Saturday with 12 kills, five aces and eight blocks. Courteney Carr had 20 assists and Anna Saelens contributed 18.
Cristina Hegarty had 11 digs.
Renita Gray led the Geoducks with 15 kills with Sierra Wolff lifting 33 assists. Zoe Shaw had 15 digs.
After spotting the Geoducks a point in the first set, the Eagles scored four straight points. Later, Broussard would get a kill and two aces in a 3-0 run to push the NU lead to 19-10.
Keann White had two kills in a set-ending 5-1 run.
Gray had three kills in a 6-0 run to give TESC a 16-7 lead. Northwest got no closer than four points from there.
The Eagles used a Broussard kill and a Sarah Howlett block in a 4-0 run to take a 22-16 lead. Seniors Kylie Szczepanski and Keann White ended the set with a block.
Northwest trailed 9-5 in the fourth set before Broussard got three blocks and Tatiana Ensz got a kill and an ace in a 7-0 run to build a 12-9 lead.
The Geoducks fought back and took a 19-18 lead but Broussard got a kill, a pair of aces and a block during a 6-1 run for a 24-20 lead. Evergreen staged a final rally that came up short when Hannah Lord ended the night with a kill.
The Eagles improved to 13-11 overall and 11-7 in the conference.