North Dakota State
19-8, 12-2Summit
South Dakota State
12-15, 4-10Summit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 23 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 1 |
| North Dakota State | 25 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Joki, Bison Move Back Into First Place With 3-1 Win Over Jacks
10/29/2011 2:04:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
FARGO, N.D. - Brynn Joki had 14 kills, 19 digs and three solo blocks to lead North Dakota State to a 25-23, 19-25, 25-16, 25-10 win over South Dakota State in Summit League women's volleyball Friday, Oct. 28, before a crowd of 1,027 at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
Chrissy Knuth added 12 kills and 12 digs, and setter Jennifer Lopez hit .429 with a season-high nine kills, 39 assists and seven digs for North Dakota State (19-8, 12-2), which moved into a tie for first place in the league after Oral Roberts lost in three sets at Oakland.
Kelli Fiegen hit .405 with 19 kills and six blocks for South Dakota State (12-15, 4-10). Kaitlin Klingemann chipped in 10 kills, libero Shay Birath made 22 digs, and Kelly Herrmann tied a career high with 22 digs for the Jackrabbits.
NDSU led by as many as seven points in the first set before SDSU went on an 11-3 run to take a 19-18 lead. The Bison responded with two Lopez kills and back-to-back service aces by Andrea Henning to force a Jackrabbit timeout.
The second set was within three points most of the way. SDSU rallied from down 15-12 getting a kill from Fiegen and two Herrmann aces to start a 7-1 run.
Back-to-back kills from Knuth and a block by Joki set the tone for the third set as NDSU went up 5-1 to start, and the Bison had a 6-0 run midway through before leading by as many as 10 when an SDSU error made it 19-9.
Knuth had a kill and an ace to break a 6-6 tie in the fourth set and the Bison never trailed the rest of the way. SDSU was as close as 20-18 before NDSU pulled away on a Jackrabbit error and two aces.
Henning finished with 15 digs and defensive specialist Danielle Dombeck had 14 to round out four NDSU players in double figures.
North Dakota State is scheduled to host Nebraska Omaha at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. It's the last match of the year for the Mavericks, who are 5-22 as a Division I independent before joining The Summit League next season.
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