OMAHA, Neb. -- The University of North Dakota volleyball team fell, 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-17), to No. 3 seed North Dakota State in the Summit League Quarterfinals on Thursday evening from Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb.
UND closes the season with 12 wins, the most in a single season since 2019, and nine victories in league action. Those nine triumphs are the most since the Fighting Hawks joined the Summit League in 2018.
Elizabeth Norris and Marissa Stockman each paced the Fighting Hawks with 12 kills and both hit over a .350 clip. Norris notched yet another double-double with a team-high 17 assists and nearly had her seventh triple-double of the season with eight digs. Stockman's 12 kills are the most in a match for her since Nov. 5 against North Dakota State and the 14th time she has hit over .300 in a match this season.
Maddy Hornyak led the team with 13 digs while Izzy McCormick also reached double figures with 10 to pace the NoDak defense. The pairing also had both of North Dakota's service aces in the match, giving the duo 31 and 29, respectively, to lead UND during the season.
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Postgame Notes
- UND closes the season with 12 wins, the most since 2019.
- The nine conference victories this season are the most since joining the Summit League in 2018
- NDSU hit .243 while holding the Fighting Hawks to .164
- Katy Riviere had seven kills on 19 swings, matching her season high
- NDSU held a 4-2 advantage in service aces
- Peyton Sewell had 17 assists to match Norris for the team lead
- UND held the statistical lead in kills, assists and digs
How It Happened
- Set 1: NDSU 25, UND 20
- Set 2: NDSU 25, UND 22
- Set 3: NDSU 25, UND 17
