Tuesday, September 27
Fargo, N.D.
7:00 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
vs
South Dakota
Photo by: Zachary Lucy
NDSU Volleyball Set to Host South Dakota on Tuesday Night
9/26/2022 1:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State (9-5, 2-0 Summit) volleyball team is set to begin a four-match homestand beginning with South Dakota (13-1, 2-0 Summit) on Tuesday night. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
MATCH COVERAGE
The match will be available on WDAY Xtra with Cullen Holt (play-by-play) and Carl Olberholtzer (analyst) on the call. The contest will also be streamed and feature live statistics on GoBison.com.
TICKETS
General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth ages 3-17, and reserved tickets are $10-12. Match day tickets are sold at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse and are also available at GoBison.com/tickets. Doors open one (1) hour prior to the match. Free parking is available in Visitors Lot E.
LAST TIME OUT
NDSU picked up its second straight sweep after rolling past Western Illinois, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon. Taylor Quan paced the Bison with a season-high 20 digs. Kelley Johnson handed out a match-best 39 assists with 17 digs, while Ali Hinze totaled a match-high 16 kills with 13 digs and two blocks.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAY HAS ARRIVED
The Bison are one of three teams (South Dakota, North Dakota) in the Summit League to open conference play 2-0 after picking up wins over St. Thomas and Western Illinois. It marks the first time NDSU has started Summit League play 2-0 since 2017.
HEAT CHECK
The Bison lead the Summit League and rank 19th in the nation in kills per set with 13.92. NDSU also leads the conference in total kills with 724. The Bison have connected on 60 or more kills in five matches, including a season-high 70 against Chicago State, Central Michigan and Austin Peay.
THE DYNAMIC DUO
Syra Tanchin and Ali Hinze have each surpassed the 100-kill mark for the season. Tanchin ranks fourth in the Summit League with 180 kills, while Hinze is positioned fifth with 166. NDSU is the only team in the conference with two players slotted inside the top five in total kills.
BALL MOVEMENT
The Bison lead the Summit League in assists per set with 12.65 and rank second in total assists with 658. Kelley Johnson paces NDSU with a team-best 10.25 assists per set, which ranks third in the conference. She is also positioned fourth in the Summit League in total assists with a team-best 533.
JOHNSON HITS 2K ASSISTS
Kelley Johnson handed out a match-high 34 assists in the win over St. Thomas last week to reach the 2,000 career assists plateau. She has now amassed 2,047 assists over four seasons and ranks 12th on the all-time assists list. Johnson is one of five players to reach the mark in the NDSU Division I era.
900 AND COUNTING
Syra Tanchin has connected on a team-high 180 kills this season to surpass the 900 career kills mark. She has totaled 942 kills over four seasons and is slotted 29th on the NDSU all-time kills list.
A FACTOR ON BOTH ENDS
Michelle Glover has registered a team-best .410 hitting percentage, which leads the Summit League and ranks 17th in the nation. She is also positioned ninth in the Summit League in total blocks with 49.0. Glover has posted five or more blocks in five matches, including a season-high six at Southeast Missouri State.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS TO WATCH
Senior outside hitter Syra Tanchin and junior outside hitter Ali Hinze were named to the Summit League Players to Watch List. Hinze ranked fifth in the Summit League in kills with a career-high 370 and kills per set with 3.43 last season. On the defensive end, Hinze contributed a career-best 291 digs and averaged 2.67 digs per set. Tanchin also posted a career-high 370 kills last season and averaged 3.36 kills per set, which ranked seventh in the Summit League. The St. Michael, Minn., native added in a career-best 30 total blocks with 83 digs on the defensive side.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
NDSU was picked to finish seventh in the Summit League Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll. Denver earned the top spot with 75 total points and six first place votes. South Dakota was picked second with 74 total points and Omaha rounded out the top three with 68 total points in third place.
THIS IS OUR HOUSE
The Bison have called Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse home since 1978 and have notched a 397-99 overall record at home during that span. NDSU is three wins away from the 400-win mark at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS IN THE CLASSROOM
NDSU earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 10th straight year in 2021-22. The Bison also earned a spot on the AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll with a team GPA in the top 20 percent of NCAA Division I. NDSU notched a 3.56 GPA in the spring semester and a 3.63 cumulative GPA last year.
NEW TO THE SQUAD
The Bison added five newcomers to the roster in 2022, including three freshman: Baily Randall, Nora Raasch and Ally Barth.
NDSU also added transfers Eke Denessen and Logan O'Brien. Denessen spent the last two seasons at South Florida and appeared in 24 matches with 13 starts in 2021. O'Brien appeared in 49 matches and totaled 201 digs over two seasons at North Florida.
PLENTY OF DEPTH IN THE LINEUP
NDSU enters 2022 with 10 players returning from last season, including four seniors: Syra Tanchin, Michelle Glover, Ava Schmoll and Kelley Johnson. The Bison also boast plenty of experience with four players having appeared in 60 or more career matches. Glover has played in the most career matches among active Bison players with 72, including two seasons (46 matches) at Illinois-Chicago.
THE SERIES VS. SOUTH DAKOTA
This will be the 73rd all-time meeting between NDSU and South Dakota dating back to 1978 with the Coyotes leading the series, 50-22. In their most recent meeting last season, South Dakota snuck by NDSU, 3-2, in the season finale at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. Ali Hinze registered a double-double with 15 kills and 13 digs, while Syra Tanchin added 17 kills.
NEXT UP
NDSU will continue its homestand hosting Oral Roberts on Thursday. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
The North Dakota State (9-5, 2-0 Summit) volleyball team is set to begin a four-match homestand beginning with South Dakota (13-1, 2-0 Summit) on Tuesday night. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
MATCH COVERAGE
The match will be available on WDAY Xtra with Cullen Holt (play-by-play) and Carl Olberholtzer (analyst) on the call. The contest will also be streamed and feature live statistics on GoBison.com.
TICKETS
General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth ages 3-17, and reserved tickets are $10-12. Match day tickets are sold at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse and are also available at GoBison.com/tickets. Doors open one (1) hour prior to the match. Free parking is available in Visitors Lot E.
LAST TIME OUT
NDSU picked up its second straight sweep after rolling past Western Illinois, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon. Taylor Quan paced the Bison with a season-high 20 digs. Kelley Johnson handed out a match-best 39 assists with 17 digs, while Ali Hinze totaled a match-high 16 kills with 13 digs and two blocks.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAY HAS ARRIVED
The Bison are one of three teams (South Dakota, North Dakota) in the Summit League to open conference play 2-0 after picking up wins over St. Thomas and Western Illinois. It marks the first time NDSU has started Summit League play 2-0 since 2017.
HEAT CHECK
The Bison lead the Summit League and rank 19th in the nation in kills per set with 13.92. NDSU also leads the conference in total kills with 724. The Bison have connected on 60 or more kills in five matches, including a season-high 70 against Chicago State, Central Michigan and Austin Peay.
THE DYNAMIC DUO
Syra Tanchin and Ali Hinze have each surpassed the 100-kill mark for the season. Tanchin ranks fourth in the Summit League with 180 kills, while Hinze is positioned fifth with 166. NDSU is the only team in the conference with two players slotted inside the top five in total kills.
BALL MOVEMENT
The Bison lead the Summit League in assists per set with 12.65 and rank second in total assists with 658. Kelley Johnson paces NDSU with a team-best 10.25 assists per set, which ranks third in the conference. She is also positioned fourth in the Summit League in total assists with a team-best 533.
JOHNSON HITS 2K ASSISTS
Kelley Johnson handed out a match-high 34 assists in the win over St. Thomas last week to reach the 2,000 career assists plateau. She has now amassed 2,047 assists over four seasons and ranks 12th on the all-time assists list. Johnson is one of five players to reach the mark in the NDSU Division I era.
900 AND COUNTING
Syra Tanchin has connected on a team-high 180 kills this season to surpass the 900 career kills mark. She has totaled 942 kills over four seasons and is slotted 29th on the NDSU all-time kills list.
A FACTOR ON BOTH ENDS
Michelle Glover has registered a team-best .410 hitting percentage, which leads the Summit League and ranks 17th in the nation. She is also positioned ninth in the Summit League in total blocks with 49.0. Glover has posted five or more blocks in five matches, including a season-high six at Southeast Missouri State.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS TO WATCH
Senior outside hitter Syra Tanchin and junior outside hitter Ali Hinze were named to the Summit League Players to Watch List. Hinze ranked fifth in the Summit League in kills with a career-high 370 and kills per set with 3.43 last season. On the defensive end, Hinze contributed a career-best 291 digs and averaged 2.67 digs per set. Tanchin also posted a career-high 370 kills last season and averaged 3.36 kills per set, which ranked seventh in the Summit League. The St. Michael, Minn., native added in a career-best 30 total blocks with 83 digs on the defensive side.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
NDSU was picked to finish seventh in the Summit League Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll. Denver earned the top spot with 75 total points and six first place votes. South Dakota was picked second with 74 total points and Omaha rounded out the top three with 68 total points in third place.
THIS IS OUR HOUSE
The Bison have called Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse home since 1978 and have notched a 397-99 overall record at home during that span. NDSU is three wins away from the 400-win mark at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS IN THE CLASSROOM
NDSU earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 10th straight year in 2021-22. The Bison also earned a spot on the AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll with a team GPA in the top 20 percent of NCAA Division I. NDSU notched a 3.56 GPA in the spring semester and a 3.63 cumulative GPA last year.
NEW TO THE SQUAD
The Bison added five newcomers to the roster in 2022, including three freshman: Baily Randall, Nora Raasch and Ally Barth.
NDSU also added transfers Eke Denessen and Logan O'Brien. Denessen spent the last two seasons at South Florida and appeared in 24 matches with 13 starts in 2021. O'Brien appeared in 49 matches and totaled 201 digs over two seasons at North Florida.
PLENTY OF DEPTH IN THE LINEUP
NDSU enters 2022 with 10 players returning from last season, including four seniors: Syra Tanchin, Michelle Glover, Ava Schmoll and Kelley Johnson. The Bison also boast plenty of experience with four players having appeared in 60 or more career matches. Glover has played in the most career matches among active Bison players with 72, including two seasons (46 matches) at Illinois-Chicago.
THE SERIES VS. SOUTH DAKOTA
This will be the 73rd all-time meeting between NDSU and South Dakota dating back to 1978 with the Coyotes leading the series, 50-22. In their most recent meeting last season, South Dakota snuck by NDSU, 3-2, in the season finale at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. Ali Hinze registered a double-double with 15 kills and 13 digs, while Syra Tanchin added 17 kills.
NEXT UP
NDSU will continue its homestand hosting Oral Roberts on Thursday. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
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