North Dakota State
16-8
Northern Iowa
20-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 13 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 2 |
| Northern Iowa | 25 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
No. 11 Northern Iowa Rallies Past North Dakota State in Five-Set Thriller
10/18/2011 2:16:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Michelle Burow hit .500 with a career-high 24 kills to lead No. 11-ranked Northern Iowa to a wild 25-13, 19-25, 25-21, 23-25, 20-18 victory over North Dakota State in college women's volleyball Monday, Oct. 17, before a crowd of 1,392 at the McLeod Center.
Northern Iowa (20-1) trailed 8-4 in the fifth set before rallying to avoid the upset. NDSU led 12-10 before UNI rattled off four straight kills including back-to-back points from Burow to go ahead for the first time.
North Dakota State (16-8) trailed 14-12 but extended the match with kills by Megan Lambertson and Jennifer Lopez. NDSU had two match point opportunities spoiled by a service error and a UNI kill.
NDSU survived four match points altogether, the last one erased by Janna Deyle's blast from the middle that tied it 18-18. UNI won it with a Bre Payton kill and a block by Megan Lehman and Krista DeGeest on Chrissy Knuth's second-effort attack.
Brynn Joki had a team-high 14 kills and a career-high 24 digs for North Dakota State and Knuth finished with 13 kills and 14 digs. Deyle had 12 kills, seven digs and five blocks, and Lambertson finished with 12 kills.
NDSU libero Andrea Henning made a match- and career-high 27 digs and Lopez had 46 assists and 13 digs for the Bison.
Northern Iowa outhit NDSU by a .226 to .216 margin behind Payton's career-high 63 assists, and the Panthers had a 108-98 advantage in digs.
North Dakota State is scheduled to host IPFW at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, and Oakland at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse in Fargo.
