St. Cloud, Minn. – The No. 8 Northern State University volleyball team tallied their second straight 5-set victory over an AVCA Top-25 team on Saturday afternoon, defeating No. 11 St. Cloud State on the road.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 3, SCSU 2
Records: NSU 14-2 (7-1 NSIC), SCSU 14-2 (6-2 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- St. Cloud State took the first and third sets with scores of 25-23 and 30-28, however the Wolves rallied recorded victories of 25-18, 25-21, and 15-9 in the second, fourth, and fifth sets
- The Wolves out-hit the Huskies .228 to .167 in the match, hitting a match high .591 in the fifth and final set
- Northern tallied 66 kills, 66 assists, 11 blocks, and a match high 105 digs and four aces
- Their 105 digs were a season high for NSU and for the second straight night they did not commit an attack error in the fifth set
- Four Wolves recorded double figure kills, while five notched double digit digs
- NSU is now 8-2 versus team's ranked in the top-25 this season
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Laura Snyder: 19 kills, 17 digs (career high), 4 blocks
- Jenna Reiff: 16 kills, 21 digs
- Sally Gaul: 14 kills
- Morgan Baufield: 10 kills, .333 attack%, 5 blocks, 4 digs
- Peyton Ellingson: 6 kills, 5 blocks
- Ashley Rozell: 61 assists (12.20 per set), 13 digs, 7 blocks
- Jaiden Langlie: 32 digs (6.40 per set – season high), 3 aces
- Laura Ochsner: 16 digs (career highs)
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Senior Jenna Reiff tallied the 1,000 kill of her Northern State career in the match
UP NEXT
It will be a quick turnaround for the Wolves as they head to Minot State on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. match with the Beavers. NSU will then return home for a pair of Top-25 matches versus Winona State and Upper Iowa from Wachs Arena on Friday and Saturday.
