Friday, November 21
Indianapolis, Ind.
3:30 p.m.
North Dakota State
vs
Oral Roberts
Photo by: Richard Svaleson
11/20/2014 11:31:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Complete NDSU Volleyball Notes (PDF)
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Tournament Bracket
This Week: The North Dakota State Bison volleyball team will compete in The Summit League Volleyball Championship beginning Friday, Nov. 21, at 4:30 p.m. (ET)/3:30 p.m. (CT) against Oral Roberts University in Indianapolis, Ind.
Follow the Bison: All Summit League Volleyball Championship matches will be streamed live for free this year at http://www.thesummitleague.org/sports/wvball/2014-15/championship/index. Live stats will be available for all tournament matches at http://www.sidearmstats.com/iupui/wvball/. Updates via Twitter will also be available throughout the tournament by following @NDSUvolleyball.
Tournament Notes:
The Series with Oral Roberts: The Bison lead the all-time series with Oral Roberts by an 11-7 margin. Oral Roberts recorded a 3-1 win in Tulsa on Oct. 12 this season and another 3-1 win in Fargo on Nov. 15.
About Oral Roberts: The Golden Eagles are 15-14 overall and 9-7 in Summit League matches, giving them fourth place in the league standings. Freshman outside hitter Laura Milos leads ORU and ranks second in The Summit League with 4.40 kills per set. The Golden Eagles are the league leader in service aces but are last in the league in blocks per set.
Neutral Court: The Bison posted a 3-5 record in eight neutral-court matches this season, while Oral Roberts went 4-4 on a neutral court.
Summit League Team Rankings:
The Bison led The Summit League in total digs (1,882) and digs per set (15.95) for the 2014 season.
NDSU ranked second in The Summit League in total aces (98) and aces per set (1.53) in league matches this season, behind only Oral Roberts.
Summit League Individual Rankings:
Sophomore middle Emily Miron ranked fourth in The Summit League for the season with a hitting percentage of .303. She upped her hitting percentage to .322 in league play.
Miron's 67 total blocks in league matches were the second-most in the league, behind only Melissa Firtko of South Dakota who had 79.
Sophomore libero Emily Milligan finished second in the league in total digs (498) and was fourth in digs per set (4.22).
Junior outside hitter Jenni Fassbender is fifth in The Summit League with an average of 4.05 points per set this season.
Sophomore defensive specialist Morgan Samec finished third in the league with 21 service aces in conference matches.
Season Record Watch:
Emily Milligan's 498 digs so far this season rank ninth on the NDSU all-time single season list. Kari Fagnan holds the NDSU season record with 619 digs in 2007.
Milligan's average of 4.22 digs per set is the 10th best season average in NDSU history.
Emily Miron's 37 solo blocks this season are the 10th most by a player in NDSU history. Pati Rolf holds the NDSU season record with 56 solo blocks in 1982.
Six in a Row: NDSU put together a six-match winning streak that lasted from Oct. 19 through Nov. 7. It was the longest winning streak for the Bison since they won 10 in a row on a run to the Summit League title in October and November of 2011.
RPI Climb: The Bison are No. 165 in the latest official NCAA RPI, behind only South Dakota (89), Denver (90) and IUPUI (156) in The Summit League. Oral Roberts is currently No. 173.
Increase in Blocks: The Bison averaged 11 blocks per match during their six-match winning streak, well above their season average of 7.5 per match. As a team, the Bison out-blocked their opponents 66-39 during the win streak.
Player of the Week: Emily Miron was named the Summit League Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for her performance in Bison victories over Denver on Oct. 28 and South Dakota on Nov. 2. For the week, Miron recorded 14 blocks, eight block assists and six solo, averaging 1.75 blocks per set. She also added 14 kills with a .244 hitting percentage.
The sophomore middle blocker from Wadena, Minn., was NDSU's first Summit League Player of the Week in volleyball since Megan Lambertson and Andrea Henning swept the offensive and defensive awards on Nov. 12, 2012.
Topping 20: With 20 kills in the 3-1 win at Western Illinois on Nov. 7, junior Jenni Fassbender now has five matches with 20 or more kills this season. Fassbender had a season-best .410 attack percentage in a 3-1 victory over South Dakota on Nov. 2.
Nearing 500: Sophomore libero Emily Milligan has already totaled 498 digs this season, making her No. 2 in The Summit League. Milligan had 286 digs as a freshman in 2013.
Free Live Video | Live Stats | @NDSUVolleyball on Twitter
Tournament Bracket
This Week: The North Dakota State Bison volleyball team will compete in The Summit League Volleyball Championship beginning Friday, Nov. 21, at 4:30 p.m. (ET)/3:30 p.m. (CT) against Oral Roberts University in Indianapolis, Ind.
Follow the Bison: All Summit League Volleyball Championship matches will be streamed live for free this year at http://www.thesummitleague.org/sports/wvball/2014-15/championship/index. Live stats will be available for all tournament matches at http://www.sidearmstats.com/iupui/wvball/. Updates via Twitter will also be available throughout the tournament by following @NDSUvolleyball.
Tournament Notes:
- NDSU will be the No. 5 seed in the tournament for the second straight year and face No. 4 seed Oral Roberts in the opening round Friday for the right to advance and play top seed Denver in the semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 4:30 p.m. (ET)/3:30 p.m. (CT).
- The tournament field includes: No. 1 seed Denver, No. 2 seed IUPUI, No. 3 seed South Dakota, No. 4 seed Oral Roberts, No. 5 seed North Dakota State and No. 6 seed Fort Wayne. Western Illinois and South Dakota State did not qualify for the six-team tournament, and Omaha does not become eligible for the NCAA postseason until next year.
- The tournament concludes with Sunday's championship match at 4 p.m. (ET)/3 p.m. (CT). The winner claims The Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
- The Bison will be making their seventh Summit League tournament appearance in eight years since joining the league.
- NDSU is 7-3 all-time in Summit League tournament play.
The Series with Oral Roberts: The Bison lead the all-time series with Oral Roberts by an 11-7 margin. Oral Roberts recorded a 3-1 win in Tulsa on Oct. 12 this season and another 3-1 win in Fargo on Nov. 15.
About Oral Roberts: The Golden Eagles are 15-14 overall and 9-7 in Summit League matches, giving them fourth place in the league standings. Freshman outside hitter Laura Milos leads ORU and ranks second in The Summit League with 4.40 kills per set. The Golden Eagles are the league leader in service aces but are last in the league in blocks per set.
Neutral Court: The Bison posted a 3-5 record in eight neutral-court matches this season, while Oral Roberts went 4-4 on a neutral court.
Summit League Team Rankings:
The Bison led The Summit League in total digs (1,882) and digs per set (15.95) for the 2014 season.
NDSU ranked second in The Summit League in total aces (98) and aces per set (1.53) in league matches this season, behind only Oral Roberts.
Summit League Individual Rankings:
Sophomore middle Emily Miron ranked fourth in The Summit League for the season with a hitting percentage of .303. She upped her hitting percentage to .322 in league play.
Miron's 67 total blocks in league matches were the second-most in the league, behind only Melissa Firtko of South Dakota who had 79.
Sophomore libero Emily Milligan finished second in the league in total digs (498) and was fourth in digs per set (4.22).
Junior outside hitter Jenni Fassbender is fifth in The Summit League with an average of 4.05 points per set this season.
Sophomore defensive specialist Morgan Samec finished third in the league with 21 service aces in conference matches.
Season Record Watch:
Emily Milligan's 498 digs so far this season rank ninth on the NDSU all-time single season list. Kari Fagnan holds the NDSU season record with 619 digs in 2007.
Milligan's average of 4.22 digs per set is the 10th best season average in NDSU history.
Emily Miron's 37 solo blocks this season are the 10th most by a player in NDSU history. Pati Rolf holds the NDSU season record with 56 solo blocks in 1982.
Six in a Row: NDSU put together a six-match winning streak that lasted from Oct. 19 through Nov. 7. It was the longest winning streak for the Bison since they won 10 in a row on a run to the Summit League title in October and November of 2011.
RPI Climb: The Bison are No. 165 in the latest official NCAA RPI, behind only South Dakota (89), Denver (90) and IUPUI (156) in The Summit League. Oral Roberts is currently No. 173.
Increase in Blocks: The Bison averaged 11 blocks per match during their six-match winning streak, well above their season average of 7.5 per match. As a team, the Bison out-blocked their opponents 66-39 during the win streak.
Player of the Week: Emily Miron was named the Summit League Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for her performance in Bison victories over Denver on Oct. 28 and South Dakota on Nov. 2. For the week, Miron recorded 14 blocks, eight block assists and six solo, averaging 1.75 blocks per set. She also added 14 kills with a .244 hitting percentage.
The sophomore middle blocker from Wadena, Minn., was NDSU's first Summit League Player of the Week in volleyball since Megan Lambertson and Andrea Henning swept the offensive and defensive awards on Nov. 12, 2012.
Topping 20: With 20 kills in the 3-1 win at Western Illinois on Nov. 7, junior Jenni Fassbender now has five matches with 20 or more kills this season. Fassbender had a season-best .410 attack percentage in a 3-1 victory over South Dakota on Nov. 2.
Nearing 500: Sophomore libero Emily Milligan has already totaled 498 digs this season, making her No. 2 in The Summit League. Milligan had 286 digs as a freshman in 2013.
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