The History

Opponent	All-Time Record	Notes
Western Illinois	4-4	Last meeting: Oct. 28, 2021 (L, 2-3) at UND
St. Thomas	0-3	Last meeting: Oct. 30, 2021 (L, 1-3) at UND

Quick Hits
* North Dakota enters the conference slate with a 3-8 record. Their three non-conference wins were against UT Arlington (3-2), Indiana State (3-0) and Drake (3-2).

* The Fighting Hawks are looking to take the series lead against the Western Illinois Leathernecks. North Dakota has lost the last four meeting between the two teams.

* North Dakota is looking to take one from St. Thomas as they currently have lost all three of the meeting between the two teams.

* Ashlyn Olson led the Fighting Hawks with 45 kills this past weekend. She earned her career-high against SIUE with 17 and matched it with 17 against Drake. She currently sits at a total of 86 and sits 17th in the conference. 

* Kortney Carney ended the weekend with 24 digs. She currently sits fifth in the Summit League for digs with an average of 3.18 per set. She has 127 to place her as the leader for North Dakota.

* Marissa Stockman ended the weekend with 29 kills and 12 blocks. She currently sits 11th in hitting percentage for the Summit League with an average of .265. She sits 11th in the conference with an average of 0.85 per set. Stockman leads UND in blocks with 29.0.

* Sierra Ward ended the weekend with 27 kills. Ward currently has 71 kills on the season.

* Elizabeth Norris added 25 kills over the weekend. She currently sits at 84, which is two behind Olson. She is currently the leader in assists with 182. At the Green Bay Invite, she had 77 assists with her highest being 31 against SIUE. 

* McCallister Gayle has continued to be an offensive force. She ended the weekend with 23 kills and currently is at 75 kills on the season.

Up Next
North Dakota begins the conference slate on the road. They head to Macomb to face Western Illinois on Thursday, Sept. 22 aat 6 p.m. CT. They continue the conference season on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 12 p.m. CT with a trip to St. Paul to tussle with the St. Thomas Tommies.