Sioux Falls, S.D. – The No. 7 Northern State University volleyball team extended their win streak to six games on Friday with victories over the University of Mary and Fort Hays State University. The Wolves outscored their opponents 150-67, winning both matches in straight sets.
 
The Wolves sailed through the opener of the day, defeating UMary 25-10, 25-10, and 25-11 in non-conference action. Northern hit .427 in the match with 45 kills, 52 digs, nine blocks, and five service aces. They held the Marauders to a .032 attack percentage and just 20 kills.
 
All five hitters tallied an attack percentage above .300 in the win, led by Morgan Baufield hitting .500. Baufield, as well as freshman Sally Gaul did not record an attack in the match. Gaul was second on the team hitting .476, however was one of three players to record a team high ten kills. The freshman also added two blocks and one dig. Jenna Reiff and Laura Snyder each grabbed ten kills apiece as well, hitting .471 and .389 respectively. Hailey Busch added nine kills, hitting .333, while Ashley Rozell rounded out the team total with one.
 
Reiff, Snyder, and Baufield led the team at the net with four blocks each, while Rozell and Jaiden Langlie grabbed double figure digs with 12 and ten respectively. Lexi Boesl and Bry Goar added nine and seven digs each as defensive specialists, while Busch tallied eight and Reiff notched four. Rozell paced the Wolves offense with 33 assists, and was one of three players to record an ace. Baufield and Langlie notched an ace apiece as well, and Busch led the team with two.
 
The momentum only continued in the second match of the day, as the Wolves defeated the Tigers 25-13, 25-12, and 25-11. Northern hit .430 in the win with 43 kills, 53 digs, nine blocks, and eight aces. Defensively, the held FHSU to a .066 hitting percentage.
 
Reiff led the team in the match with 13 kills in 19 attempts, for a .684 hitting percentage. The junior did not suffer a hitting error, and added a team leading six blocks. Busch was second on the team with 11 kills, hitting at a .500 clip. Baufield and Regan Dennis followed with six and five kills respectively, while Gaul, Snyder, and Lexi Lockhart notched two apiece.
 
Rozell dished out 38 total assists and led the team with four service aces. She added six digs and one block to the team total. Goar, Boesl, and Langlie led the team defensively with nine digs each. Busch was close behind with eight, while Baufield tallied five. Snyder added to the defensive effort, notching four blocks.
 
Northern returns to action tomorrow with an 11:30 a.m. match against Lindenwood and a 7 p.m. match versus the hosts No. 22 Augustana.