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Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 17-11, 9-4 NSAA
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Winner #6 Viterbo (Wis.) VU 28-5, 12-1 NSAA
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU
17-11, 9-4 NSAA
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Final
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#6 Viterbo (Wis.) VU
28-5, 12-1 NSAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 13 25 16 19 (1)
#6 Viterbo (Wis.) VU 25 20 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: #24 Volleyball |

No. 6 V-Hawks defeat Trojans 3-1 in final NSAA volleyball road contest

November 2, 2019

La CROSSE, Wis. – North Star Athletic Association volleyball conference leader and No. 6-ranked Viterbo (Wis.) outhit Dakota State (S.D.) 66-37 Saturday afternoon, posting a 3-1 victory at R.W. Beggs Gymnasium.  The V-Hawks cruised the first set 25-13 before the Trojans evened up the match after winning the second set 25-20.  VU went on to win the final two sets by the scores of 25-16 and 25-19.

Dakota State, receiving votes in the latest NAIA Volleyball Coaches' Top 25 national poll, fell to 17-11 overall record and 9-4 record in North Star conference (fell to third-place in the conference standings).  Viterbo secured the NSAA volleyball regular-season title and No. 1 seed for the postseason tournament on Nov. 15-16 in Watertown, S.D.  The V-Hawks extended their winning streak to eight matches and raised their overall record to 28-5 and 12-1 NSAA conference record.

Dakota State plays its final home regular-season match on Friday evening.  The Trojans welcome No. 13-ranked Bellevue (Neb.) in a key North Star conference match.  First serve is set for 7 p.m., with seniors being honored prior to the match at DSU Fieldhouse.

(6) Viterbo (Wis.) 3, (RV) Dakota State (S.D.) 1 – FINAL (25-13, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19)

  • Dakota State grabbed an 8-6 early lead in the first set before Viterbo used a monstrous scoring run.  The V-Hawks used a 13-2 scoring run – with 10 points counting as a kill – to earn a 19-9 commanding lead.  VU hit .429 in the first set (21 kills with 3 errors in 42 swings), cruising to a 25-13 victory and 1-0 match lead.  DSU was held to .152 hitting percentage (8 kills with 3 errors in 33 attempts).
  • The Trojans and the V-Hawks battled back-and-forth in the first 16 rallies, knotting at 8-8.  DSU pulled away with a 5-1 scoring run to open a 15-10 lead, thanks to four attack errors committed by the V-Hawks. 
  • VU trimmed DSU's lead to 20-18 in the second set.  The Trojans then scored four straight points to earn a set point at 24-18 after a service ace by Maddie Polzin.  After Viterbo scored two points, Samantha Zell closed the second set with a kill for a 25-20 victory, evening the match at 1-1.
  • Dakota State hit .269 in the second set (10 kills with 3 errors in 26 swings).  Viterbo was held to .054 hitting efficiency with 13 kills and committed 11 attack errors in 37 attempts.
  • Leading 9-8 in the third set, the V-Hawks stormed with a 9-0 run – including four straight kills by Miah Garant – to widen their lead to 18-8.  Viterbo never looked back as they earned a 2-1 match lead after a 25-16 victory, outhitting the Trojans 18-7.
  • The V-Hawks roared to a 10-1 lead in the fourth set.  The Trojans ended the scoring drought with two straight kills by Barbara Briceno (DSU trailed 10-3).  Dakota State could get no closer than four points at 18-14 as Viterbo held on to a 25-19 victory and 3-1 match. 
  • Briceno tallied 12 kills and hit .360 in the match for DSU.  Zell added nine kills and recorded a hitting percentage of .318.  Rachel Johnson contributed 17 set assists.  Nicole Sarringar had 14 set assists.
  • Polzin, Briceno and Sarringar each had a service ace for the Trojans.  Peyton Groft collected 10 digs.  Briceno had nine digs.  Zell registered four block assists.  Kelsey Pearson added three block assists.
  • Garant sparked the V-Hawks' offense attack with a match-high 24 kills.  She hit .378.  Maya Roberts added 12 kills and hit .346.  Katie Frohmader smashed 11 kills.
  • Lauryn Sobasky produced 32 set assists and collected nine digs for the V-Hawks.  Abbey Johnson added 21 assists.  Rachel Frankowski had 16 digs.  Jenna Phillips and Adrianna Reinhart each had 11 digs.
  • Sobasky led VU with three service aces.  Reinhart and Johnson each had two service aces.
  • Viterbo hit .301 in the match (23 errors in 143 swings) compared to Dakota State .187 hitting percentage (14 errors in 123 attempts). 
  • The Trojans registered a service percentage of 95.9 percent (3 aces and 3 errors in 74 serves).  The V-Hawks were 92.6 percent from the serving line (8 aces and 7 errors in 94 attempts). 
  • DSU recorded six team blocks, while VU had four team blocks.  The V-Hawks collected 64 digs compared to the Trojans 38 digs.

Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director

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