North Dakota State
18-7, 10-4Summit
UMKC
5-25, 2-12Summit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 30 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 3 |
| UMKC | 27 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 1 |
Hille, Stuewe Carry Bison to 3-1 Victory at UMKC
11/4/2007 2:30:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--Outside hitter Kristen Hille had a match-high 20 kills and middle hitter Christy Stuewe flirted with a triple-double as North Dakota State defeated UMKC 30-27, 32-30, 28-30, 30-17 in Summit League women's volleyball Saturday, Nov. 3.
North Dakota State improved to 18-7 overall, surpassing its school-best Division I win total of 17 matches from a year ago. More importantly, the Bison put themselves back in the hunt for first place with a 10-4 record in The Summit League.
NDSU is tied with Western Illinois and IPFW in third place. South Dakota State beat Western Illinois 3-1 and Oral Roberts topped IPFW--both in four games on the road--to remain tied for first place.
North Dakota State hosts Oral Roberts next Friday, Nov. 9, and ORU is at South Dakota State on Saturday, Nov. 10, while the Bison close out season play at home to Centenary.
Hille, a junior from Sauk Rapids, Minn., had 14 digs and four blocks against UMKC. Stuewe, a senior from Hamburg, Minn., finished with 19 kills, 19 digs and seven blocks while hitting .410.
NDSU setter Mattie Johnson had 57 assists, 14 digs and seven kills while hitting .429.
Five players had double-digit digs to help NDSU outhit UMKC .229 to .154. Behind Stuewe's 19, libero Kari Fagnan made 17 digs and Lauren McLaughlin had 13 digs.
Kristen Kleven gave the Bison two kills, two digs and five blocks off the bench.
UMKC libero Mandy Tipton made 28 digs while teammates Sarah Johnson and Jamie Hagerman had 13 kills and 12 kills, respectively.
North Dakota State trailed by as many as seven points before coming back to win the second game. It was 27-20 before a Stuewe kill, a UMKC attacking error, and a double-block by Stuewe and McLaughlin started a 6-0 run.
NDSU lasted through three game points before winning on a Hille kill and a block by Kleven and Hille.
The Bison led 8-4 in the third game before a 5-1 UMKC run tied the game. Kleven put NDSU ahead with a kill, and the teams were no more than three points apart the rest of the way.
North Dakota State built a 20-10 lead in Game 4 and went up by as many as 13 points when a block by Stuewe and Hille made it 27-14.
