NWC-Crown Box Score
NWC-UW-Superior Box Score

ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn. -- Northwestern College improved its current winning streak to four on Tuesday night with a pair of 3-0 victories over Crown College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Senior Elissa Sandstrom (Cloquet, Minn./Carlton) (Cloquet, Minn./Carlton) earned her 1,000th kill as the Eagles' record climbed to 23-11 overall and 10-2 in UMAC play.

In their first match of the day against Crown, NWC maintained an even-keeled .376 attacking percentage which was peaked by a 14-kill third set as the Eagles won 25-16, 25-14, 25-11. Krista Stoltz (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) and Leah Kostek (West Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines Christian ) (Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines Christian) combined for 35 assists while Sandstrom had no problem earning the five kills she needed to hit 1,000 for her career, shattering that mark with 11 kills in the match. Danielle Rhodes (Iowa City, Iowa/City) (Iowa City, Iowa/City) had nine kills for Northwestern, while Chelsea Koth (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) and Courtney Jonas (Neenah, Wis./Valley Christian) (Neenah, Wis./Victory Christian) each added eight as the Eagles posted 41 kills in the game.

Defensively, Stoltz and Sandstrom shared three of the team's four blocks in the three sets while Kelsey Korporal (Sumner, Iowa/Sumner-Fredericksburg), who was named the UMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, had a match-high 10 digs.

NWC didn't lower its intensity against UW-Superior as the Eagles left town with a 25-14, 25-10, 25-16 victory. The Purple and Gold held their opponent to under a .100 hitting rate for the second straight match while owning a 44-24 advantage in kills against the Yellow Jackets.

Sandstrom shared the stage with Greta King (Willmar, Minn./Willmar) (Willmar, Minn./Willmar) this time as each posted 11 kills in the second match of Tuesday's doubleheader. Koth chipped in with nine kills as Kostek and Stoltz were nearly perfect again with 18 and 11 assists, respectively. Karrah Miller (Aurora, Neb./Nebraska Christian) (Aurora, Neb./Nebraska Christian) was the team's digs leader this time, tallying 10.

Northwestern will now look ahead to its final weekend of the UMAC regular season with Northland College and the College of St. Scholastica coming to the Ericksen Center. On Friday, the Eagles will welcome the LumberJills from Northland for a 7 p.m. match before NWC plays a Saturday afternoon doubleheader with St. Scholastica (1 p.m.) and Augsburg College (3 p.m.).