St. Paul, MN (NSUWolves.com) [FRI] – The No. 21 Northern State University volleyball team fell to No. 13 Concordia-St. Paul on the road Friday evening. The Wolves struggled to find a rhythm offensively, hitting just .059 in the match with 26 kills.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU o, CSP 3
Records: NSU 11-3 (3-3 NSIC), CSP 12-4 (7-1 NSIC)
Attendance: 313
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Bears took the match with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, and 25-14
- Northern notched 26 kills, 26 assists, six blocks, two aces, and 61 digs, while Concordia tallied 47 kills, 44 assists, seven blocks, six aces, and 67 digs
- Hanna Thompson led the team with eight kills, followed by Natalia Szybinska with seven
- Abby Meister and Keri Walker led the defense with 18 and 11 digs apiece, while Walker added 21 assists and five blocks
- Victoria Persha led the team at the net with six blocks and recorded one ace alongside Mia Hinsz and
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Keri Walker: 21 assists, 11 digs, 5 blocks
Hanna Thompson: 8 kills, 3 digs, 1 block
Abby Meister: 18 digs
Victoria Persha: 6 blocks, 3 kills
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Winona, MN (NSUWolves.com) [SAT] – The No. 21 Northern State University volleyball team dropped their second straight match on Saturday evening, falling to Winona State. Two of the four sets when to extra points with the Warriors recording 26-24 and 27-25 wins in the third and fourth.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 1, WSU 3
Records: NSU 11-4 (3-4 NSIC), WSU 12-8 (5-4 NSIC)
Attendance: 455
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Wolves dropped the opening set 25-23, however rallied back with a 25-13 win in the second
- Northern hit a match leading .270 and recorded 62 kills, 54 assists, 76 digs, five aces, and three blocks
- The NSU defense forced 20 WSU attack errors as the Warriors hit .253
- Hanna Thompson led three Wolves in double figures with 19 kills, hitting .333
- Morissen Samuels and Natalia Szybinska followed with 13 and 12 kills respectively
- Abby Meister led the defense with a season high 31 digs and added two assists
- Keri Walker averaged just under 12 assists per set with 47 total in the match, adding ten digs, five kills, one ace, and one block
- Reese Johnson was the final Wolf in double figures defensively with 13 digs, as well as two assists
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Hanna Thompson: 19 kills, .333 attack%, 5 digs
Keri Walker: 47 assists, 10 digs, 5 kills
Abby Meister: 31 digs, 2 assists
UP NEXT
The Wolves will play a spilt home and away week next Thursday and Saturday. Northern will host MSU Moorhead on October 17 at 6 p.m. and travel to Minot State for a 2 p.m. match on October 19.
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