Friday, November 7
Macomb, Ill.
6 p.m.
North Dakota State
13-14 (7-6)
3
at
1
Western Illinois
5-20 (3-9)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 27 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 3 |
| Western Illinois | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 1 |
Photo by: Bob Nelson
11/7/2014 9:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
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North Dakota State University defeated host Western Illinois by the scores of 27-25, 16-25, 26-24 and 25-13 in a Summit League volleyball match played Friday, Nov. 7, before 402 fans at Western Hall. It was the sixth straight win for the Bison.
North Dakota State improves to 7-6 in the Summit League and 13-14 overall. NDSU plays at IUPUI (10-2 Summit League, 16-11) at 6 p.m. Central on Saturday, Nov. 8. The Jaguars defeated Omaha 3-0 at Indianapolis. IUPUI is tied for first place with Denver.
The Bison and Leathernecks went back-and-forth in the pivotal third set that featured 14 ties and seven lead changes. After falling behind 24-22, NDSU scored the final four points of the set on kills from Emily Minnick, Emily Miron and Hadley Steffen. Hannah Jessen ended the set with one of her two service aces.
North Dakota State raced to an early lead in the fourth set and never looked back. Jenni Fassbender ripped her 20th kill of the match to put the Bison ahead 17-9. NDSU outhit Western Illinois .292 to -.097 in the fourth.
Fassbender has recorded at least 20 kills in four of her last seven matches and had 21 in the first meeting against Western Illinois. Minnick added 11 kills to go along with three blocks. Monica Claxton recorded 36 assists.
NDSU overcame a .132 hitting percentage with alert defensive play. Emily Milligan came up with a match-high 25 digs, one off her career high of 26. Steffen finished with 17 digs as the Bison held the Leathernecks to a .108 hitting effort. Miron led the team with four blocks, while Brianna Rasmusson had three.
Western Illinois (3-9 Summit League, 5-20) was led by the 18 kills from Ann Miller. Molly Murphy recorded 23 digs and Kayla Ruff had 20. Melanie Miller posted a match-high five blocks and Samantha Fournier had 33 assists.
North Dakota State University defeated host Western Illinois by the scores of 27-25, 16-25, 26-24 and 25-13 in a Summit League volleyball match played Friday, Nov. 7, before 402 fans at Western Hall. It was the sixth straight win for the Bison.
North Dakota State improves to 7-6 in the Summit League and 13-14 overall. NDSU plays at IUPUI (10-2 Summit League, 16-11) at 6 p.m. Central on Saturday, Nov. 8. The Jaguars defeated Omaha 3-0 at Indianapolis. IUPUI is tied for first place with Denver.
The Bison and Leathernecks went back-and-forth in the pivotal third set that featured 14 ties and seven lead changes. After falling behind 24-22, NDSU scored the final four points of the set on kills from Emily Minnick, Emily Miron and Hadley Steffen. Hannah Jessen ended the set with one of her two service aces.
North Dakota State raced to an early lead in the fourth set and never looked back. Jenni Fassbender ripped her 20th kill of the match to put the Bison ahead 17-9. NDSU outhit Western Illinois .292 to -.097 in the fourth.
Fassbender has recorded at least 20 kills in four of her last seven matches and had 21 in the first meeting against Western Illinois. Minnick added 11 kills to go along with three blocks. Monica Claxton recorded 36 assists.
NDSU overcame a .132 hitting percentage with alert defensive play. Emily Milligan came up with a match-high 25 digs, one off her career high of 26. Steffen finished with 17 digs as the Bison held the Leathernecks to a .108 hitting effort. Miron led the team with four blocks, while Brianna Rasmusson had three.
Western Illinois (3-9 Summit League, 5-20) was led by the 18 kills from Ann Miller. Molly Murphy recorded 23 digs and Kayla Ruff had 20. Melanie Miller posted a match-high five blocks and Samantha Fournier had 33 assists.
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
NDSU
WIU
Kills
53
45
Errors
31
27
Attempts
167
166
Hitting %
.132
.108
Points
66.0
60.0
Assists
51
43
Aces
5
4
Blocks
8.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
2
Blocks
0
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