North Dakota vs. North Dakota State || 11/19 (7 p.m.)
97th Meeting; NDSU leads series 82-14
Fargo, N.D. (Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse)

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota volleyball looks to close out the 2024 season on a high note as the Fighting Hawks make the short trip south down I-29 to take on North Dakota State on Tuesday in the season finale. It will be the 97th meeting all-time between the two programs. First serve from inside Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7 p.m. Live coverage links are available at www.FightingHawks.com. 

LAST WEEK LOOK BACK
»The Hawks dropped a pair of matches last weekend to Kansas City (3-0) and (RV) South Dakota State (3-0). 
»Against the Roos, UND trailed 17-15 in the opening set before KC closed on an 8-5 run behind a 4-1 start to distance themselves from the host down the stretch. The second set saw five tied scores and three lead changes with UND holding its last lead at 10-10. The Hawks battled to a 23-21 deficit. In the third set, UND got as close as three at 17-14 down the stretch, before the Roos closed on an 8-3 run to end the match.
»On Senior Day, the action witnessed 28 tied scores and 15 lead changes. The Hawks erased a 9-4 deficit and grabbed set point on back-to-back kills from junior Paige Barber, but an error, solo block and a termination all went in favor of the Jackrabbits who won the opening frame 27-25. Both sets two and three were tied at 12, and the Hawks battled to a 20-17 deficit in each, before the Jackrabbits, who clinched the Summit League regular season title with the victory, closed each frame on a 5-2 run.

IN THE FIRST MEETING
»NDSU defeated UND in four sets on October 22. Sophomore Lauren Perugini registered her fifth double double of the season with 13 kills and 11 digs, classmate Teagan Timperley followed suit with her second double double in a 20-assist and 14-dig effort and junior Izzie McCormick led all Hawks with 23 digs. However, a big second-set victory coupled with a nearly-completed rally in set three was not enough for the Hawks at home. 
»Set two proved to be all Hawks as a 4-1 run to start grew to a 10-4 advantage courtesy of back-to-back aces from Jarolin de los Santos Lugo moments before a wild sequence saw the senior score with her back to the net on an out-of-system ball that was kept in play on effort touches by McCormick and Imoh. That play pushed UND out front 15-12 and the Hawks doubled up the Bison down the stretch to even the match. UND had its best attack effort of the match in that second set hitting .267.
»Defense was on display in the third set. UND recorded 27 of its 76 digs in that frame in addition to five of its six total blocks. The two sides played to a 13-13 tie, before a 7-0 NDSU run broke open the frame as the visitors led 20-13 prompting a UND timeout.
» NDSU used the set three momentum to build a 10-6 lead in set four which grew to 21-13. The two sides traded the final eight points of the match as the league's top serving team produced an ace on match point to close out the night.

A MEMORABLE BYE-BYE TO THE BETTY
» Seniors Elizabeth Norris, Maddy Hornyak, Jarolin de los Santos Lugo and Alexandria Harper competed for the final time inside the BESC. Norris finished with 19 assists as she became the tenth player in program history to cross over 2,000 career assists. Santos Lugo finished with three aces and three blocks to become the first player in the program's DI era to record 30 aces and 100 blocks in a single campaign. Her three aces give her 32 for the season which is currently the sixth most in any DI season for UND.

UND BY THE NUMBERS
10- The number of players in program history that have eclipsed 2,000 assists in a career with graduate setter Elizabeth Norris becoming the latest on Senior Day.
9- The number of career double doubles from sophomore Lauren Perugini. She added two more over the weekend to run her season total to seven.
7- The number of Hawks with 100 or more kills. It marks the first time since 2016 that UND has seen seven players cross over the century mark in terminations.
1- The number of players in UND's DI era (2008 to present) that have recorded 100.0 total blocks and 30 aces in a single season. Senior Jarolin de los Santos Lugo became the first on Senior Day with 3 blocks and 3 aces.