Box Score ST. PAUL -- After a first set hiccup, the Northwestern College volleyball team recovered to win three straight sets and eventually the match over the College of St. Benedict in nonconference action on Wednesday evening. NWC barely lost Set 1 by a 25-23 score before taking Sets 2, 3 and 4 25-23, 25-13, 25-21 to improve their 2011 record to 4-1.

Greta King (Willmar, Minn./Willmar) (Willmar, Minn./Willmar) had a standout performance for Northwestern, earning 16 kills on 40 attempts for a .225 attacking percentage. King's fellow senior on the team, Chelsea Koth (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing), inched closer to the 1,000 kills mark for her college career with 10 kills, putting her within five of the 1,000 plateau. As a team, NWC hit .149 behind 36 assists from Krista Stoltz (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial).

Northwestern was nearly just as solid on defense, as King and Courtney Jonas (Neenah, Wis./Valley Christian) (Neenah, Wis./Valley Christian) each accumulated six blocks throughout the night. Lexi Bertsch (Andover, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian) (Andover, Minn./Meadow Creek) paced the Eagles with a game-leading 13 digs in the four set match.

St. Benedict (2-3), who received votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, hit .075 for the match. Lexi Alm led the Blazers with 14 kills, while Alexa Rinde was close behind with 13 and a .375 personal attacking percentage.

NWC now shifts its attention to Friday and Saturday, when the Eagles will play four matches at a tournament hosted by Augsburg College. Northwestern will face the Auggies right away on Friday afternoon before also matching up against UW-Stevens Point, seventh ranked-St. Thomas and a team yet to be determined.