Wolves Fall in Four Sets To Dragons FRI Night

Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) – (RV) Wolves volleyball fell to the Dragons of MSU Moorhead Friday, November 6 in a four-set match. After losing the first two sets, Northern took set three handedly, before falling in the fourth to close the match.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 1, MSUM 3
Records: NSU 19-8 (NSIC 14-5), MSUM 15-13 (NSIC 8-11)
Attendance: 789

HOW IT HAPPENED

Northern State dropped the match against MSU Moorhead in a four-match set; the set scores were 24-26, 17-25, 25-16, and 19-25
The Wolves hit .200 as a team and recorded 49 kills, 48 assists, 49 digs, 9 aces, and seven blocks; the defense forced 20 errors and allowed Moorhead to hit .268 as a team
NSU opened the match with a strong start, building a 13-4 advantage in the first set behind kills from Katelyn Schroeder, Victoria Persha, and Cara Cyr; they maintained their lead through 23-20, until MSUM rallied back to close the set 26-24
The second set started with three consecutive points by NSU, including a kill from Morissen Samuels and a service ace from Ava Nilsson; blocks from Persha, Samuels, and Lydia Nelson pushed the set lead to 7-3 before Moorhead strung together several runs to take the set 25-17
Northern responded in the third set with their strongest offensive performance of the match, hitting .407 with 12 kills and just one attack error
After opening the set 3-0, the Wolves used a strong stretch to break a 9-9 tie and capture an 18-10 advantage from a 6-0 run (9-1 extended run); consecutive kills from Cyr and Schroeder closed the set 25-16 in favor of NSU
The Wolves fought from behind nearly the entire fourth set, notching a 4-0 run and multiple 2-0 runs before eventually dropping the set 19-25
Schroeder led Northern State with 18 kills, adding five digs, and two block assists for 22.0 points
Persha and Cyr each recorded 10 kills on .292 and .280 hitting, respectively; Persha contributed four block assists, while Cyr added three block assists
Recording a double-double was Nilsson as she dished out team-highs of 44 assists and 11 digs; Ashley Yost was just behind her with 10 digs
Wolves with aces were Cyr (3), Schroeder (3), Nilsson (2),and Sara Moberg (1)

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

Katelyn Schroeder: 18 kills, 5 digs, 22 PTS
Cara Cyr: 10 kills, 3 aces, 3 BA
Victoria Persha: 10 kills, .292 attack %, 4 BA
Ava Nilsson: 44 assists, 11 digs, 2 aces

UP NEXT
Northern State volleyball wraps up their road trip and the regular season with a visit to Minnesota Crookston on Saturday, November 7. First serve against the Golden Eagles is set for 2 p.m. inside Lysaker Gymnasium in Crookston, Minn.