Box Score NAMPA, Idaho -- Dominican women's volleyball fell Friday afternoon to Northwest Nazarene 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-16) in the second match of the D2 West Region Volleyball showcase at Johnson Sports Center.
 
Senior Aimee Steinwand led the Penguins (1-5) with 10 kills on a .250 hitting percentage. Freshman Hana Wyles added 12 digs and four assists for Dominican, while freshman Josie Walser had 13 assists.
 
Madi Farrell led the Crusaders (6-0) with 16 kills and four blocks, and Kendra Bodine contributed 12 kills and two blocks.
 
Farrell led the Crusaders on a 6-point run to begin the first set with three early kills. The first Dominican point came from a kill by junior Kate Even, but the Penguins could not grab the momentum from the host. Steinwand gave Dominican its biggest run of the set with back-to-back kills in a late 3-point surge, but the Crusaders went on to take the set.
 
Northwest Nazarene took another large lead early in the second set with a 5-point run, including back-to-back kills by Farrell. Susanna Pilkerton found the floor on a kill to give the Penguins their first point in the set, and Dominican went on a 3-point run in the middle of the set with aid of a couple of NNU attack errors and a kill by freshman Eleni Loizou to make the score 16-8.
 
Dominican started to find more success in the third set, keeping the set close until a 4-0 run gave the Crusaders a 12-7 lead. Steinwand and Cat Thomason tried to regenerate the momentum late in the set, but Farrell provided the difference with three straight kills to end the match.
 
The Penguins will play again Friday against Cal State Los Angeles at 7 p.m. MST. Live stats and video will be available online.