
Bison Clinch No. 1 Seed With 3-0 Win Over South Dakota
11/12/2011 2:47:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
FARGO, N.D. - Brynn Joki and Megan Lambertson had 13 kills apiece to lead North Dakota State to a 25-16, 25-13, 25-21 win over South Dakota in Summit League women's volleyball before a crowd of 1,034 at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse on Friday, Nov. 11.
North Dakota State improved to 23-8 overall and 15-2 in The Summit League and clinched the No. 1 seed for next week's Summit League tournament. NDSU will play Oakland, which earned the No. 4 seed with a 3-1 win over IUPUI.
Kendall Kritenbrink had 10 kills and 17 digs and Riley Haug made a match-high 21 digs for South Dakota, which dropped to 13-18 overall and 6-11 in The Summit League.
Lambertson hit a match-high .571 for NDSU with one error in 21 attacks and added three blocks as the Bison outhit USD by a .258 to .042 margin.Joki hit .355 with only two errors and finished with 14 digs and five blocks, including four solo stuffs to run her season total to 44 and move into fourth place on the NDSU single-season record list.
NDSU setter Jennifer Lopez had 39 assists, 16 digs and three blocks for the Bison, and libero Andrea Henning made 13 digs.
North Dakota State is scheduled to close out the regular-season schedule against UMKC at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. The Kangaroos are 12-16 overall and 6-11 in the league after a four-set win at South Dakota State on Friday.






















