Jackrabbits Snap Bison Winning Streak in Five Games
10/15/2006 11:37:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FARGO, N.D.--South Dakota State took advantage of six unforced errors in the fifth game for a 3-2 win over North Dakota State in college women's volleyball Sunday, Oct. 15, before a crowd of 731 at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
The Jackrabbits won 30-20, 20-30, 24-30, 30-26, 15-10 to improve to 17-7 on the year and snap NDSU's seven-match winning streak.
It was South Dakota State's ninth straight win over the Bison (13-10) since the teams moved to Division I in 2004.
SDSU broke open a 4-4 tie with five straight points in the deciding game, including two kills by Minette Ridenour, a kill by Kristina Martin, and a block by Ridenour and Emily Rooney.
North Dakota State responded with five of the next six points out of its second timeout, including three kills by Sheila Parrish and another by Chloe Quirk.
A bad set by Lindsay Rogers in a scramble and an error by Parrish gave SDSU a 12-9 lead, and it was 12-10 after a Parrish kill before the Jackrabbits closed out the match with three straight kills.
Parrish finished with a match-high 27 kills plus 17 digs, two aces and two blocks. Quirk tied a personal career high with 19 kills and added 12 digs and a pair of blocks.
Rogers had 12 kills, eight digs and five blocks for the Bison.
South Dakota State outhit North Dakota State .201 to .188. NDSU setter Mattie Johnson had 62 assists, eight digs and two blocks, and SDSU setter Kristie Klusaw had 60 assists, nine digs and two blocks.
Defensively, the Bison got 17 digs apiece from Parrish and libero Kari Fagnan. NDSU put up 12 total blocks led by six from Christy Stuewe in the middle and five apiece by Rogers and Kelly Kaufmann.
SDSU libero Samantha Pearson led all players with 27 digs. Martin finished with a team-high 18 kills and 20 digs for the Jacks.
North Dakota State is scheduled to close out a three-match home stand against Texas-Pan American (4-19) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.






















