BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The University of North Dakota volleyball team dropped a 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-15) decision to South Dakota State on Thursday night from Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D.
With the loss, UND (12-16, 9-8 Summit League) is locked into the No. 6 seed for the upcoming Summit League Volleyball Championships beginning next Thursday in Omaha. The Fighting Hawks will battle either Omaha, North Dakota State or Denver in the quarterfinal round.
Freshman Katy Riviere had her best match as a Fighting Hawk, leading the squad with a personal-best seven kills on 21 swings to finish with a .143 hitting percentage. Elizabeth Norris and Marissa Stockman each totaled five kills, with Stockman's .333 hitting percentage pacing everyone on UND.
Peyton Sewell tallied a team-high 12 assists while Norris followed close behind with eight to lead the offensive attack. Fellow rookie Izzy McCormick was stout defensively with 12 digs, her first double-digit dig performance since Nov. 1 vs. South Dakota.
North Dakota closes out the regular season against the league champions South Dakota at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday from Vermillion, S.D.
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Postgame Notes
- UND has now dropped five straight matches, matching the longest skid of the season
- SDSU hit .444 as a team while holding the Hawks to just .092
- The Jacks totaled five blocks compared to four for UND
- SDSU finished with a sideout percentage of 80
- Riviere's seven kills are a career high
- Olivia De Jong had a personal-best three digs
- SDSU had four service aces while NoDak had two
How It Happened
- Set 1: SDSU 25, UND 17
- Set 2: SDSU 25, UND 12
- Set 3: SDSU 25, UND 15
