SIOUX FALLS, SD (NorthernSun.org) –
FRIDAY
NSIC Tourney – Semis
(4) WSC
(1) SCSU 3-2 (23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 15-9)
SCSU – Kenzie Foley 24K, 16d, 3B; Linsey Rachel 21K, 21d, 2B; Phebie Rossi 13K, 11B; Bella Erne 13K (.476), 5B; Maddy Torve 67a, 11d, 6B
WSC – Kelsie Cada 19K, 1B; Jazlin DeHaan 15K, 1B; Taya Beller 14K, 2B; Maggie Brahmer 12K (.600), 3B; Lauren Jacobson 19d
SCSU out-hit WSC .347-.187, but the Wildcats still had a tight battle in a 5-set loss to the Huskies. SCSU had 22 more digs and ten more blocks in the win, as they extended their school-record winning streak to 16.
(6) AU
(2) WSU 3-2 (25-18, 15-25, 25-18, 29-31, 17-15)
WSU – Sidney Paulson 18K, 10d, 8B; Megan Flom 12K, 7B, 1SA; Madison Larson 10K, 1B; Becca Pagel 19d, 3SA; Bre Maloney 46a, 13d, 5K, 3B
AU – Maddy Guetter 31K, 17d, 5B, 1SA; Payton Rosendahl 14K, 3B; Erika Bute 27d, 1SA; Avery Thorson 57a, 4B, 2SA
The Vikings fought off four match points in the 4th set to force a 5th and held a 14-10 lead in the final game, but the Warriors went on a 7-1 run to grab the “W” after fighting off four match points of their own in the last set.
SATURDAY
NSIC Tourney – Finals
(2) WSU
(1) SCSU 3-1 (25-17, 26-24, 22-25, 25-21)
SCSU – Kenzie Foley 21K, 11d, 3B, 3SA; Linsey Rachel 16K, 13d, 3SA; Rachel Houle 12d, 6SA; Abigail Groeneweg 19d, 1SA
WSU – Megan Flom 22K (.513), 2B; Madison Rizner 18K, 2B; Bre Maloney 45a, 13d, 4K, 1SA; Becca Pagel 22d
The NCAA DII Volleyball selection show will be streamed online at 6:30p (CT) Monday on NCAA.com. SCSU will receive an automatic bid for winning the NSIC Tourney, while the MIAA & GAC auto-bids go to Central MO and AR Tech, respectively. Central MO & SCSU were the top two teams in the final Central Region Rankings. NW MO was ranked 3rd and fell to Central MO in the MIAA finals. Washburn was ranked 4th and got eliminated by NW MO in the semis. WSU was sitting 5th in the region and made the NSIC Tourney finals. The 6th-ranked NE-Kearney squad was knocked out in the MIAA semis by Central MO.
If those teams all get in, one spot would remain. The remaining teams ranked in the top ten were #7 CSP (NSIC QF’s loss to AU), #8 WSC (NSIC semis loss to SCSU), #9 OK Baptist (GAC finals loss to AR Tech – 16-14 record), and #10 SMSU (NSIC QF’s loss to SCSU).
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