North Dakota State
21-8, 13-2Summit
Oral Roberts
19-7, 12-4Summit
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Oral Roberts | 16 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
Bison Extend Summit League Lead With 3-0 Win at Oral Roberts
11/4/2011 1:30:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
TULSA, Okla. - Megan Lambertson hit .476 with 11 kills as the North Dakota State women's volleyball team extended its Summit League lead to a full game with a 25-16, 25-21, 25-11 victory at Oral Roberts on Thursday, Nov. 3.
Andrea Henning made 19 digs and Jennifer Lopez had 33 assists for NDSU, which upped its record to 21-8 overall and 13-2 in the league. The Bison have won seven of their last eight since losing to ORU at home in five sets.
Sheina Fernandes led Oral Roberts with nine kills and three blocks, and Bruna Silva made 25 digs for the Golden Eagles, who slipped into third place behind IPFW at 19-7 overall and 12-4 in the league.
NDSU trailed 10-8 in the first set before getting three straight kills from Paige Nash to spark a 7-2 run. Nash tied her career high with five kills in the first set alone and finished the match with eight kills.
The Bison led 17-15 before closing on an 8-1 run capped by back-to-back double blocks by Lopez and Janna Deyle, who had four of her match-high five blocks in the first set.
North Dakota State outblocked Oral Roberts 11-4 including four blocks by Brynn Joki, who vaulted into a tie for sixth place in school single-season history with three solos and has 38 on the year.
NDSU trailed 6-4 in the second set before going on a 9-2 run and the Bison led by as many as seven points twice, the last on a Joki kill that made it 18-11. ORU closed within 24-21 before Joki's second solo block sent the Bison to intermission up 2-0.
North Dakota State trailed 8-7 in the third set before ripping off 14 straight points to put the match out of reach. Joki had a block and four of NDSU's eight kills during the run, and Chrissy Knuth served two aces.
NDSU is scheduled to play Southern Utah at 7 p.m. MT on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Centrum Arena in Cedar City, Utah. The Thunderbirds were 8-18 overall and 5-10 in the league entering Thursday's match with South Dakota State.
