North Dakota at St. Thomas || 10/17 (7 p.m.)
8th Meeting; UST leads series 4-3
St. Paul, Minn. (Schoenecker Arena)

FULL GAME NOTES ARE HERE

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota volleyball prepares for just a single match this week as Thursday night's action against St. Thomas in St. Paul is the lone contest for the Hawks prior to next week's three-match homestand. First serve from inside UST's Schoenecker Arena is set for 7 p.m. Live coverage links for the Summit League affair are available at FightingHawks.com.  

UND dropped a pair of matches last weekend losing a back-and-forth five-set contest at home to South Dakota on Thursday, before falling in four sets on the road at (RV) South Dakota State. The defeats moved the Hawks' overall record to 8-9. Against the Coyotes, in a match that combined for 23 tied scores and ten lead changes, UND set a season high in total attacks with 188, behind a career-high 44 from sohomore Lauren Perugini, and a season high in block assists with 30. The squad's 15 total blocks matched its season-high effort against Chicago State in mid-September. Perugini (18 kills, 13 digs), junior defensive specialist Izzie McCormick (26 digs) and senior middle blocker Jarolin de los Santos Lugo (nine block assists) all notched career highs. In Brookings, the Hawks recorded more kills than the Jackrabbits (48-47), but committed 20 more attack errors with SDSU providing 14 blocks to just three for UND. Freshman Vanessa Imoh recorded a career-high 10 kills as she hit north of .333 for the third time in five career matches.

The Hawks enter the middle of October 1-5 in Summit League play. UND is a win back of sixth-place Denver which sits at 2-3 overall and is currently in the final tournament spot. Thursday's trip to St. Thomas and playing host to North Dakota State on Tuesday will wrap up the first round of league action for the Hawks as ten Summit League matches remain in the regular season. UND will benefit from a weekend off which then leads directly into three home matches next week; its busiest stretch since non-conference play. 

The Hawks have won the opening set in nine of its 17 matches winning five of those contests in addition to earning three wins after dropping the opening set. In 68 total sets played this season, UND has won 33. Of the 35 sets that the Hawks have fallen in, NoDak has seen seven go extra and 13 decided by just three points or less. Overall, UND is -15 in kills (805-820), +9 in aces (95-86), +31 in digs (922-891) and +14.5 in blocks (143.5-129.0).  

UND BY THE NUMBERS
.287 -The attack percentage for senior Jarolin de los Santos Lugo in six SL matches which is best among all Hawks. She has recorded 40 kills in addition to team-leading totals in aces (8) and total blocks (27).
122 - The number of digs needed by senior defensive specialist Maddy Hornyak to reach 1,000 for her career.
73 -The number of total points scored by sophomore Lauren Perugini in six SL matches. The total leads the team as do her 68 kills. She is one of six Hawks with at least two service aces and she has added six total blocks.
26 -The number of sets that the Hawks have played in Summit League action. UND is tied with Oral Roberts for the most through six matches.