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Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 24 Northern State University volleyball team suffered their first loss of the 2024 season on Saturday to No. 8 Wayne State. Despite a 3-set match, the Wolves battled with the Wildcats in a number of long rallies.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Match: NSU 0, WSC 3
Records: NSU 9-1 (1-1 NSIC), WSC 8-2 (2-0 NSIC)
Attendance: 829
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Wildcats took the match with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, and 25-18
- Northern tallied 37 kills, while Wayne recorded 38, and the Wolves notched a game leading 79 digs
- In addition, NSU recorded 36 assists, five blocks, and three aces
- Hanna Thompson and Natalia Szybinska led the team with 12 and 11 kills respectively, followed by Morissen Samuels with nine
- Thompson hit a team leading .407, suffering just one hitting error in the match
- Abby Meister led three Wolves in double figures with 22 digs, followed by Keri Walker and Sara Moberg with 17 and 12 respectively
- Abby Brooks and Samuels led the team at the net with five and four block each, and Mia Hinsz rounded out the team leaders with two aces
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Hanna Thompson: 12 kills, .407 attack%
Morissen Samuels: 9 kills, 5 digs, 4 blocks
Keri Walker: 32 assists, 17 digs
Sara Moberg: 12 digs, 4 assists
UP NEXT
Northern travels south next Friday and Saturday for a pair of matches against Southwest Minnesota State and Augustana. Start times are set for 6 p.m. on Friday in Marshall and 2 p.m. on Saturday in Sioux Falls.
