Thursday, September 8
Grand Forks, ND
6 p.m. (MT)
Montana State University
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North Dakota
2-5,0-0Summit League
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Montana St.
26
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25
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North Dakota
24
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Audrey Hofer (5) and Emma Pence (12) go up for a block against North Dakota on Thursday night.
Photo by: Russell Hons
Cats Down Fighting Hawks
9/8/2022 9:39:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Jourdain Klein posted a match-high 12 kills, while freshman Lauren Lindseth racked-up 23 digs to guide Montana State to a 26-24, 25-21, 24-26, 25-20 victory over North Dakota to open the UND Tournament Thursday night in the Betty Englestad Sioux Center.
Jourdain Klein posted a match-high 12 kills, while freshman Lauren Lindseth racked-up 23 digs to guide Montana State to a 26-24, 25-21, 24-26, 25-20 victory over North Dakota to open the UND Tournament Thursday night in the Betty Englestad Sioux Center.
With the opening set tied five times in the closing moments, Montana State (2-5) received a block by Emma Pence and Audrey Hofer, followed by a Pence kill to escape with a 26-24 win.
A Pence kill in the second set gave the Bobcats a commanding 17-9 advantage midway through the stanza. North Dakota (2-5) used an 8-4 run to pull to within three points, but the Cats closed out the match on an Avery Turnage kill.
UND won its only set breaking away from 24-all in the third with two consecutive points.
MSU recaptured its momentum getting out to a 10-4 lead in the fourth set, building the margin to 22-14, before taking the match on a Courtney Weatherby kill.
"It was a good start to the weekend," said MSU head coach Daniel Jones. "I thought our served knocked them out of system and our backrow defense was solid."
Joining Klein in double-figure kills were Weatherby 11 and Turnage 10. MSU outhit the Fighting Hawks .217 to .188 and held advantages in kills (56-50), aces (8-7), and digs (74-71).
Defensively, Maci Abshier and Weatherby also posted double-digit digs with 14 and 12, respectively.
Jordan Radick, the 2021 Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year, returned to the Bobcat rotation after missing four matches with an injury, to record eight kills and a .294 attack mark.
"It was nice to see Jourdain have a very efficient match," Jones added. "Lauren (Lindseth) anchored the backrow and Jordan Radick really had a spring in her step and gave us some timely kills."
The Bobcats close out play at the UND Tournament on Friday at 5 p.m. (MT) against Fordham.
With the opening set tied five times in the closing moments, Montana State (2-5) received a block by Emma Pence and Audrey Hofer, followed by a Pence kill to escape with a 26-24 win.
A Pence kill in the second set gave the Bobcats a commanding 17-9 advantage midway through the stanza. North Dakota (2-5) used an 8-4 run to pull to within three points, but the Cats closed out the match on an Avery Turnage kill.
UND won its only set breaking away from 24-all in the third with two consecutive points.
MSU recaptured its momentum getting out to a 10-4 lead in the fourth set, building the margin to 22-14, before taking the match on a Courtney Weatherby kill.
"It was a good start to the weekend," said MSU head coach Daniel Jones. "I thought our served knocked them out of system and our backrow defense was solid."
Joining Klein in double-figure kills were Weatherby 11 and Turnage 10. MSU outhit the Fighting Hawks .217 to .188 and held advantages in kills (56-50), aces (8-7), and digs (74-71).
Defensively, Maci Abshier and Weatherby also posted double-digit digs with 14 and 12, respectively.
Jordan Radick, the 2021 Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year, returned to the Bobcat rotation after missing four matches with an injury, to record eight kills and a .294 attack mark.
"It was nice to see Jourdain have a very efficient match," Jones added. "Lauren (Lindseth) anchored the backrow and Jordan Radick really had a spring in her step and gave us some timely kills."
The Bobcats close out play at the UND Tournament on Friday at 5 p.m. (MT) against Fordham.
Team Stats
MSU
UND
Kills
56
50
Errors
22
21
Attempts
157
154
Hitting %
.217
.188
Points
66
65
Assists
50
43
Aces
8
7
Blocks
2
8
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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/ Women's VolleyballOH
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