Marshall, Minn. – The No. 1 Northern State University volleyball team dropped their second match of the season on Saturday afternoon, to No. 16 Southwest Minnesota State. The Mustangs swept the Wolves in straight sets, despite an extra point affair in the first. NSU fell with scores of 30-28, 25-22, and 25-17, dropping to 22-2 overall and 14-2 in the NSIC.
 
The Wolves recorded 37 kills, 37 assists, 46 digs, six aces, and four blocks in the match, hitting .211 as a team. The Mustang offense however rolled to a .349 hitting percentage with 59 kills.
 
Laura Snyder led the team for the second night in a row with 15 kills, while hitting a match high .609. The sophomore notched just one hitting error, and tallied five assists and one dig. Hailey Busch was second on the team with eight kills, while Morgan Baufield notched seven. Sally Gaul and Jenna Reiff rounded out the offense with three kills apiece.
 
Jaiden Langlie and Busch tallied a team high 12 digs each, while Lexi Boesl notched seven and Ashley Rozell tallied five. Rozell set up 30 assists and led the team at the net with three blocks and from the service line with three aces. Baufield was the only other Wolf with multiple blocks, notching a team high three as well. Langlie tallied two aces, while Busch notched one.
 
Northern returns to Wachs Arena next Friday and Saturday for their final regular season home games of the year. The matches are schedule to begin at 6 p.m. on Friday versus No. 7 Minnesota Duluth and 3 p.m. on Saturday versus St. Cloud State.