North Dakota State
15-7, 8-2Summit
IUPUI
10-11, 5-5Summit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 25 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 3 |
| IUPUI | 20 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
Deyle, Lambertson Lead North Dakota State Past IUPUI in Four Sets
10/15/2011 1:36:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
INDIANAPOLIS - Janna Deyle hit .478 with 11 kills and tied a career high with seven blocks to lead North Dakota State to a 25-20, 25-18, 19-25, 26-24 win at IUPUI in Summit League women's volleyball Friday, Oct. 14.
Megan Lambertson added 14 kills and hit .407 for the Bison, who improved to 15-7 overall and 8-2 in The Summit League. Brynn Joki finished with 12 kills, 11 digs and four blocks, and Carissa Whalen chipped in 10 kills and three blocks off the bench.
Kelsey Hoefer hit .485 with a match-high 19 kills for IUPUI, which fell to 10-11 overall and 5-5 in the league. Kalyse Reimbold had 10 kills and 12 digs, Beth Howard made 24 digs, and libero Shari Bernhardt had 23 digs.
North Dakota State outhit IUPUI .231 to .157 and had a 15-5 advantage in total blocks. The Bison had five players with double-figure digs including Andrea Henning's 22 and Chrissy Knuth's 18.
NDSU setter Jennifer Lopez had 50 assists, 14 digs and four blocks, and defensive specialist Danielle Dombeck made 11 digs. The Bison had zero service aces for the first time since the 2008 NCAA first round match at Minnesota.
NDSU rallied from a five-point deficit late in the fourth set to win. The Bison trailed 19-14 before a block and two Whalen kills forced an IUPUI timeout, and Deyle followed with a solo block and kill to tie it 19-19.
Whalen and Knuth got back-to-back kills to force a 22-22 tie, and it was knotted at 23 and 24 before a pair of kills by Joki won it for NDSU.
North Dakota State is scheduled to play Western Illinois at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Brophy Hall in Macomb, Ill. The Fighting Leathernecks are 10-10 overall and 3-7 in the league after sweeping South Dakota State on Friday.
