NDSU Hosts Oral Roberts in “Pink Match” Tuesday, Travels to South Dakota State

Tuesday, October 23

Fargo, N.D.

7 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

Oral Roberts

Photo by: Carrie Snyder

NDSU Hosts Oral Roberts in “Pink Match” Tuesday, Travels to South Dakota State

10/22/2018 10:47:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

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North Dakota State (5-16, 3-7 SL) is scheduled to host Oral Roberts (7-14, 4-5 SL) in the annual "Pink Match" in conjunction with Sanford Health's Edith Sanford Breast Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 ... Fans are encouraged to wear pink in honor of those affected by breast cancer ... NDSU then travels to South Dakota State (4-18, 1-8 SL) for a 2 p.m. match Sunday, Oct. 28.

COMING SOON: North Dakota State is scheduled to close out the home portion of the schedule against Western Illinois at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, and Purdue Fort Wayne at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 ... Sunday is "Senior Day".

VOLLEYBALL ON BISON 1660 AM: Five North Dakota State women's volleyball matches will be broadcast on Bison 1660 AM/92.7 FM this season ... Next broadcast is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, when NDSU takes on Oral Roberts ... Keith Brake @The_Brakedown is in his third year handling the play-by-play ... Fans can hear updates from coach Jennifer Lopez weekly on "The BrakeDown" on Bison 1660 AM this season.

THE FRIENDLY CONFINES: North Dakota State is 2-4 in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse this season, averaging 1,034 spectators per match ... NDSU had a season-high 1,449 in attendance against North Dakota (10-12-18) ... The 1,449 vs. UND is 10th best all-time ... Three 1,000-plus crowds this season, 57 overall ... The Bison have compiled a 382-88 record good for an .813 winning percentage since 1978.

THE SERIES: This will be the 26th meeting between North Dakota State and Oral Roberts ... The Bison lead the series 15-10 ... This will be the 97th meeting between NDSU and South Dakota State ... The Bison lead the series 77-19.

BISON NOTEBOOK: North Dakota State middle hitter Bella Lien matched a career-high with eight blocks including three solos in the 3-1 loss at Omaha (10-21-18) ... Outside hitter Alexis Bachmeier served up a career best five aces in the 3-1 loss at Omaha (10-21-18) ... Middle hitter Emily Halverson had a career-high 10 blocks in the 3-1 win at Purdue Fort Wayne (10-7-18), including a career best nine block assists ... It is the first double-figure block effort for a Bison player since Megan Lambertson had 10 blocks vs. Fort Wayne on Oct. 26, 2012 ... Ten of the first 11 matches were away from the Friendly Confines ... Freshman libero/defensive specialist Kaylee Hanger was named to the Ball State Active Ankle Classic all-tournament team ... Junior libero/defensive specialist Abbi Klos was named to Minnesota's Diet Coke Classic all-tournament team ... Sophomore right side hitter Alexis Bachmeier earned Buffalo Blue & White Classic all-tournament honors during the first weekend.

DOUBLE VISION: North Dakota State has recorded 16 'double-doubles' in 2018 ... Freshman setter Kalli Hegerle leads with seven 'double-doubles' including 49 assists and 12 digs vs. North Dakota (10-12-18) ... Senior outside hitter McKenzie Burke has collected five including 11 kills and 11 digs at Omaha (10-21-18) and has eight overall ... Sophomore outside hitter Alexis Bachmeier has four 'double-doubles' including 14 kills and 14 digs at Purdue Fort Wayne (10-7-18).

BISON KILL TRACKER
PLAYER (DF 2018/Career)   10+   15+   20+   25+
Allie Mauch (11/12)       11   2   --   --
McKenzie Burke (9/22)       9   3   1   --
Alexis Bachmeier (5/5)       5   1   --   --
Emily Halverson (2/3)       2   --   --   --
Bella Lien (--/3)       --   --   --   --
Alex Erickson (--/2)       --   --   --   --

BISON DIG TRACKER
PLAYER (DF 2018/Career)   10+   15+   20+   25+   30+
Abbi Klos (16/31)       16   8   4 (5)   1 (2)   -- (1)
Kaylee Hanger (13/13)       13   6   --   --   --
Alexis Bachmeier (11/11)       11   4   1 (1)   --   --
Kalli Hegerle (7/7)       7   3   --   --   --
McKenzie Burke (6/14)       6   2   --   --   --
Alex Erickson (1/1)       1   --   --   --   --
Maggie Steffen (1/1)       1   --   --   --   --

BISON DOUBLE-DOUBLE TRACKER
PLAYER (2018/Career)   Kills/Digs   Assists/Digs
Kalli Hegerle (7/7)   --   7
McKenzie Burke (5/8)   5   --
Alexis Bachmeier (4/4)   4   --

BISON ON TELEVISION: Four North Dakota State women's volleyball matches will be televised by the BEK Broadcasting Network @BEKSports ... Next broadcast is 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, vs. Purdue Fort Wayne ... Corey Brooks and Noah Reed will describe the action ... More information can be found at https://www.bektel.com/bbn/.

BINA INDUCTED INTO BISON ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME: Former North Dakota State head coach Zaundra Bina was inducted into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 21 ... She brought "Bina Ball" to the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse in 1995 and changed the fortunes of Bison volleyball with an exuberant personality ... She was named the 1998 Tachikara/AVCA Division II Coach of the Year after leading NDSU to a national runner-up finish ... With 257 wins in 11 seasons in Fargo, she led the Bison to nine straight NCAA tournament appearances and won four conference championships ... She coached seven players who earned ten All-America awards, along with two Academic All-Americans ... She played for Bison Athletic Hall of Famer Donna Palivec from 1982 to 1985 ... Those teams won the program's first NCC championship and made NDSU's first three NCAA tournament appearances.

BURKE, LIEN TABBED AS SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON WATCH LIST: North Dakota State outside hitter McKenzie Burke and middle hitter Bella Lien were named to the Summit League's preseason "Players to Watch List" released Aug. 16 ... Burke, a 5-foot-11 senior from Osceola, Wis., averaged 2.72 kills and 2.36 digs per set last season, while adding 26 aces and 23 blocks ... Burke was named to the 2017 Summit League all-tournament team ... Lien, a 6-2 sophomore from Rogers, Minn., finished third in the league in blocks per set (1.01 bps) ... Lien finished with 149 kills, 101 blocks and 29 digs.

NDSU TIES FOR SIXTH IN SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON COACHES POLL: North Dakota State was tied for sixth in the Summit League volleyball preseason coaches' poll released Aug. 16 ... The Bison were tied with Purdue Fort Wayne with 31 points ... Defending champion Denver (23-6, 12-2 SL) was picked to repeat ... The Pioneers received 7 of 9 first place votes and 63 points overall ... Newcomer North Dakota (30-8, 12-4 Big Sky) was second, receiving the remaining two first place votes and 55 points ... Omaha was third, South Dakota ranked fourth and Oral Roberts came in fifth ... NDSU, Purdue Fort Wayne, South Dakota State and Western Illinois round out the poll.

NDSU HEAD COACH JENNIFER LOPEZ ONE OF AVCA's "Top Thirty under 30": North Dakota State head volleyball coach Jennifer Lopez was one of the American Volleyball Coaches Association's 2018 "Thirty Under 30" award recipients ... "I feel honored to be receiving this award and to be given the opportunity every day to do what I love," said Lopez, 27, who is headed into her second season as head coach at her alma mater ... "When I think of what it means to be a Bison, I think of Jennifer as an outstanding example," said Brianna Rasmusson, who was a senior setter on the 2017 NDSU volleyball team.

MAKING THE GRADE: The North Dakota State University volleyball team was honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2017-18 season ... The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team G.P.A. on a 4.0 scale ... NDSU received the award for the sixth consecutive year and 18th time overall.

THE COACH: Jennifer Lopez (North Dakota State, 2014) has a 24-25 record including 12-12 in the Summit League in her first season as head coach at North Dakota State ... After joining the Bison as an assistant coach in 2015, she was named interim head coach in May 2017 and officially named head coach Oct. 23, 2017 ... Lopez was the Summit League Setter of the Year, Player of the Year and Tournament MVP in 2011 as a senior for North Dakota State.