GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota will battle North Dakota State in a battle for the state on Saturday at 4 p.m. inside the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The game will be carried by Midco Sports Plus.

Series History

Opponent	Series Record	Last Meeting (Result)
North Dakota State	UND trails 13-78	Oct. 8, 2022 @ NDSU (W, 3-2)

Quick Hitters
- North Dakota's last three games have gone five sets, with UND picking up 3-2 victories last Thursday (at Oral Roberts) and Saturday (at Kansas City). The Fighting Hawks also took League-leading South Dakota to five sets at home on Tuesday, but ultimately fell 2-3. 

- The 12 wins this season match the win total of the 2019 season.

- UND has now played in eight five-set matches this year and carry a 5-3 record in those matches.

- Setter Elizabeth Norris leads the conference and is No. 2 nationally in triple-doubles this season with five. She is the only player in the conference to have a triple-double this season. 

- This season, Norris paces the team in assists with 446, is second on the team in total kills with 208 and is third in digs with 214.

- Kortney Carney is No. 3 in the Summit League in total digs with 354. She averages 3.85 digs per set to lead the team. The next best defender for UND is Maddy Hornyak with 234 total digs, averaging 3.85 digs per set.

- Marissa Stockman averages 1.06 blocks per set, up from 0.99 blocks per set the previous week, making her the No. 6 blocker in the league. She has a team-high 91.0 blocks on the season, recording 21.0 combined blocks over the last 10 days (three games).

- The Fighting Hawks now have five of the top-35 players in the Summit League in kills per set. Ashlyn Olson ranks No. 15 with 2.51 kills per set, followed by Norris with 2.34 terminating attacks per set. Sierra Ward is next at No. 23 with 2.07 kills per set and Stockman is the No. 29 attacker with 1.78 K/s. Paige Barber rounds out the top-five attackers for UND and is No. 34 in terminations per set with 1.52.

- Hornyak has a team leading 25 service aces, trailed by Izzy McCormick and Carney with 24 and 22 aces, respectfully.

- Carney was selected as the TicketSmarter Summit League Volleyball Defensive Peak Performer of the Week on Tuesday. It marked the second time this season that Carney captured the accolade. She combined for 46 digs (4.6 digs per set) in the two five-set road wins against Oral Roberts and Kansas City. In the reverse sweep against the Golden Eagles, Carney tallied a career-high 25 digs while also putting down a match-high three service aces. The Moorhead, Minn., native bettered her 25-dig performance on Tuesday with a new career-best 33 digs against South Dakota.

- Earlier this season, the Fighting Hawks defeated the Bison, 3-2, in Fargo. The victory ended an eight-game winless skid against North Dakota State and was North Dakota's first win in Fargo since Oct. 12, 2018.

- If UND wins on Saturday, it will be the first win over the Bison at home since a 3-2 victory on Sept. 26, 2018.

Up Next
Next week, North Dakota will host Denver on Thursday at 7 p.m. and Omaha on Saturday at 11 a.m. The match against the Pioneers will air on Midco Sports, while the game against the Mavericks will be on Midco Sports Plus.