North Dakota State
24-3
Oral Roberts
22-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Oral Roberts | 25 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
11/22/2008 8:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
TULSA, Okla.--Tournament MVP Kristen Hille had 13 kills and 14 digs to lead North Dakota State to a 20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-17 victory over host Oral Roberts in the Summit League women's volleyball championship match Saturday, Nov. 22.
It was the seventh double-double of the season for Hille, the only senior on NDSU's first team to earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Division I postseason tournament. The Bison won their 19th consecutive match and improved to 24-3 on the season.
Hille was joined on the all-tournament team by sophomore outside hitter Brooke VandenBergh, who had a team-high 16 kills and hit .342 in the match, and freshman middle hitter Chrissy Knuth, the Summit League Player of the Year who had 11 kills and four blocks.
North Dakota State trailed by as many as seven points midway through the first set but the Bison pulled back within 21-18 and then 22-19 on Knuth's fifth kill of the match.
VandenBergh was the offensive spark for the Bison in the second set. She had five kills and hit .417 without an error as the Bison evened the match before intermission.
NDSU stormed out of the locker room to take a 5-2 lead thanks to four ORU errors including a block by Janna Deyle and Nicole Sheridan. Deyle finished with a match-high seven blocks and Sheridan had three.
North Dakota State expanded the lead to 14-7 and never trailed the rest of the match. The Bison led by as many as seven points again in the fourth set and sealed the championship with back to back blocks, the last by VandenBergh and Deyle.
NDSU outblocked Oral Roberts 12-5 and outhit the Golden Eagles .284 to .176. Bison setter Jennifer Lopez had 28 assists, seven kills, six digs and five blocks, and setter Mattie Johnson made 22 assists and seven digs.
Hille and Kelly Lopez led the Bison with 14 digs apiece.
All-tournament selection Jackie Oliveira had a match-high 20 kills and hit .366 to lead Oral Roberts, which finished its season 22-9 overall. Danijela Novakovic added 11 kills and three blocks.
North Dakota State will be one of 64 teams in the NCAA Division I tournament field to be announced Sunday, Nov. 30. First- and second-round matches will be Dec. 4-7 at campus sites to be determined.
Summit League All-Tournament Team
Kristen Hille, North Dakota State (MVP)
Nicole Jenkins, IUPUI
Chrissy Knuth, North Dakota State
Jackie Oliveira, Oral Roberts
Thais Parada, Oral Roberts
Rebekah Roehm, IPFW
Brooke VandenBergh, North Dakota State
