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Aberdeen, S.D. – After a Friday night gauntlet with the Wildcats, the Northern State University volleyball team swept Sioux Falls from Wachs Arena. NSU downed USF with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, and 25-20. Heading into the final three weeks of the regular season, the Wolves sit fifth in the NSIC standings.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 3, USF 0
Records: NSU 16-5 (8-4 NSIC), USF 9-12 (5-7 NSIC)
Attendance: 1358
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Northern buzzed through Sioux Falls hitting a match high .258 with 42 kills, 41 assists, 54 digs, 11 blocks, and seven aces
- The Cougars edged the Wolves by one to lead the contest in kills, however recorded eight more attack errors forced by the Northern defense
- Hanna Thompson led the Wolves offense with 11 kills, while Natalia Szybinska and Morissen Samuels followed with nine a piece
- Keri Walker led the defense with 11 digs and six blocks, with Eliza Bauers matching her block total
- Walker dished out 38 assists, averaging 12.67 per set, bringing her career total over the 3000 mark with 3,026 total
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Hanna Thompson: 11 kills, .286 attack%, 2 digs
- Morissen Samuels: 9 kills, .320 attack%, 5 digs
- Keri Walker: 38 assists, 11 digs, 6 blocks, 3 aces
- Eliza Bauers: 6 blocks, 5 kills, .385 attack%, 3 digs
- Abby Meister: 9 digs, 2 aces
UP NEXT
The Wolves travel to Southwest Minnesota State and Augustana next Friday and Saturday. Serve times are set for 6 p.m. on Friday in Marshall and 2 p.m. on Saturday in Sioux Falls.
