NDSU Volleyball Upends South Dakota in Five-Set Thriller

Tuesday, September 27

Fargo, N.D.

7:00 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

10-5,3-0Summit League

South Dakota

13-2,2-1Summit League

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
South Dakota	25	22	23	25	11	2
North Dakota St.	19	25	25	21	15	3

Photo by: Zachary Lucy

NDSU Volleyball Upends South Dakota in Five-Set Thriller

9/27/2022 10:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State volleyball extended its win streak to three matches after upending South Dakota, 3-2, on Tuesday night at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.

Syra Tanchin paced the Bison (10-5, 3-0 Summit) with her sixth double-double of the season with a career-high 26 kills and 11 digs. She also added three service aces and a .375 hitting percentage to her stat line. Michelle Glover totaled 18 kills with a .577 hitting percentage and match-high four blocks. Kelley Johnson contributed a match-high 55 assists with 10 digs, while Ali Hinze tallied 12 digs and 11 kills.

After both teams split the first two sets, NDSU battled through the third frame that featured a match-high 13 tie scores and five lead changes. The Bison rattled off six straight points to open up a 14-10 lead at the midway point after a kill from Alexis Boling. South Dakota (13-2, 2-1 Summit) responded with five straight of their own to regain the lead, 15-14. NDSU went on to close out the frame on a 4-2 run capped off by a kill from Hinze to seal the set, 25-23.

South Dakota, who entered the contest on 13-match win streak, pushed back in the fourth set registering a .500 hitting percentage. Both teams traded points throughout the frame until the Coyotes connected on back-to-back kills from Madison Harms and Elizabeth Juhnke to steal a three-point edge, 22-19. NDSU couldn't get anything going the rest of way and dropped the set, 25-21.

The Bison started fast in the fifth frame doubling up the Coyotes, 8-4, following two straight kills from Tanchin. South Dakota made one final surge cutting the deficit down to one, 12-11, after Juhnke delivered her match-high 39th kill. The Bison closed out the frame on a 4-1 run, including three kills from Tanchin to win the set, 15-11, and the match, 3-2.

NDSU will continue its homestand hosting Oral Roberts on Thursday night. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.