North Dakota State
14-6, 6-3
Oral Roberts
12-8, 7-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 26 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 2 |
| Oral Roberts | 30 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 3 |
Oral Roberts Fends Off North Dakota State to Take Over First Place in The Summit
10/14/2007 4:45:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
TULSA, Okla.--Oral Roberts took over sole possession of first place in Summit League women's volleyball with a 30-26, 30-15, 24-30, 26-30, 15-6 victory over North Dakota State on Saturday, Oct. 13.
The Golden Eagles (12-8, 7-1) won their third straight match to move a half-game ahead of South Dakota State. IPFW won twice over the weekend at UMKC and Western Illinois to vault past NDSU (14-6, 6-3) into third place.
North Dakota State middle hitter Christy Stuewe had a match-high 21 kills and hit .306 as four players finished with double-figure kills for both teams.
NDSU teammate Nicole Sheridan hit .500 in the match with 16 kills in 30 attacks, while Brooke VandenBergh and Kristen Hille chipped in 13 and 11 kills, resepectively.
Stuewe completed her sixth double-double of the season with 14 digs, Kelly Lopez had eight kills and 15 digs, and libero Kari Fagnan had a match-high 26 digs.
North Dakota State led by as many as five points in Game 1. An Oral Roberts attacking error put the Bison ahead 16-11 before ORU went on a 6-0 run for the lead, and it was 22-all before four straight ORU points to pull away.
Oral Roberts built its biggest lead of the night in Game 2, going ahead 19-8 on one of Joanita Souza's 14 kills. The Golden Eagles hit .568 as a team in the second set.
Stuewe had seven kills on nine swings to rally NDSU in the third game, and she tallied seven kills again in Game 4 to force the decisive fifth set.
Hille's 11th kill of the night tied the deciding game at 4 before ORU went on a 4-0 run, and the Bison scored their final two points on ORU errors before the Golden Eagles closed the match with five straight points.
Jackie Oliveira had 19 kills, 14 digs and four blocks to pace Oral Roberts. Danijela Novakovic had 16 kills and teammate Janete Ferreira finished with 14 kills and 14 digs.
North Dakota State returns home for three straight home matches beginning Saturday, Oct. 20, against South Dakota State at 7 p.m. at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. Adults wearing gold shirts to the match will be admitted at the discounted price of $3.
