Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 5 Northern State University volleyball team advanced to the semifinal round of the NSIC Conference Tournament with a 3-2 victory over Minnesota State on Tuesday evening. The Wolves improved to 26-3 on the year, breaking the single season school record for wins.
 
The Wolves fell in the first set 25-22, before bouncing back with 25-18 and 25-16 victories in sets two and three. Minnesota State rallied back in the fourth with a 26-24 victory, however Northern sealed the match victory, taking the fifth set 15-10.
 
Northern hit a match high .219 in the win, notching 62 kills, 59 assists, 82 digs, seven aces, and a season high 17 blocks. They forced 30 hitting errors by the Mavericks, and held them to an attack percentage below .300 for four of the five sets.
 
Hailey Busch led three Wolves in double figures with 16 kills, followed by Laura Snyder and Morgan Baufield with 14 and 12 respectively. Sally Gaul and Jenna Reiff each added seven kills, while Ashley Rozell recorded four and Regan Dennis notched two.
 
Baufield hit a team best .407 in the win with just one attack error, with Reiff close behind at .375. Rozell paced the Wolves offense with 54 total assists, averaging 10.80 per set. She also added a team high 15 digs, as well as five blocks.
 
Reiff led three Wolves with career best at the net, notching a team leading ten blocks. Also landing on the career best list were Busch and Baufield with seven and six blocks apiece.
 
Jaiden Langlie also recorded a team high 15 digs in the win, while Lexi Boesl and Alyssa Deobler each tallied 13. Busch rounded out the Wolves in double figures with 12 digs, while Baufield, Reiff, and Gaul each recorded four.
 
Northern will face Southwest Minnesota State in Duluth on Friday. Game time is set for 5 p.m. from Romano Gymnasium.