Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 2 Northern State University volleyball team swept Bemidji State on Friday with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-9. With the win, the Wolves improve to 12-0 overall and 4-0 in the league.
Northern hit .312 as a team in the match, as the Beavers were stagnant offensively hitting .011 and negative in two of the three sets. The Wolves combined for 41 kills, 42 digs, seven aces, and six blocks, while the Beavers tallied just 24 kills, 37 digs, and three blocks. NSU hit a match high .542 in the third and final set, with 16 total kills.
Sally Gaul led the team, as the only Wolf in double figures, with 11 kills, while hitting a team second best .429.
Jenna Reiff hit a team high .667 in the win, and notched nine kills.
Laura Snyder added nine kills of her own, hitting .353, while
Hailey Busch and
Morgan Baufield rounded out the team total with seven and five kills apiece.
Ashley Rozell recorded all 40 assists for the Wolves, averaging 13.33 per set. The junior also added a team high three blocks, as well as five digs.
Jaiden Langlie led the defense, with a match high 14 digs, followed by
Lexi Boesl and Busch with six each. Reiff also recorded three blocks, while Baufield and Busch notched two apiece.
Bry Goar and Langlie led the Wolves at the service line, with three aces each, followed by Boesl with one. Goar also added four digs, alongside her career high ace total.
Northern returns to action tomorrow versus Minnesota Crookston. Match start is schedule for 3 p.m. from Wachs Arena.