ST. PAUL – The University of Northwestern volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 win over St. Norbert College (16-15) in the opening round of the NCAA Division III St. Paul Regional Thursday night inside the Ericksen Center. The Eagles – who picked up their school-record 31st win in the process – won by set scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-16.



The Eagles will take on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the Round of 32 Friday night at 7 p.m. UW-La Crosse swept the University of St. Thomas to advance to the regional semifinal. For more info and a complete breakdown of the St. Paul Regional, visit the regional web page here.



Northwestern was dominant out of the gates, not showing any jitters on its home court, as the Eagles picked up a 25-13 win the opening set and carried that momentum all the way through.

UNW hit an impressive .300 on the night, while SNC was held to a .018 hitting percentage.

Lindsey Peterson (Sheffield, Iowa/West Fork) floored a handful of monster kills en route to posting a match-high 14 kills. She notched a double-double with her 10-dig effort. Leesa Hulstrand (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) posted 18 assists to jumpstart the offense. On the defensive front, Jackie Doering (Charles City, Iowa/Charles City) racked up 12 digs to lead all players and Toria Gillson (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Christian), Shanay Gonder (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington) and Leesa Hulstrand (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) all tallied three blocks.