Northern State hands Anchorage fourth loss of season

Sioux Falls, S.D. (Northern State) -– Outscoring their opponents 75-35, the Northern State University volleyball team returns to Aberdeen with a 4-0 record. The Wolves downed their Saturday opponent, Alaska Anchorage with set scored of 25-19, 25-11, and 25-5.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 3, AA 0
Records: NSU 4-0, AA 2-4
Attendance: 87

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two team’s traded points to open the first set, however the Wolves took control and did not look back
• Northern hit .305 in the match, including a set high .464 in the third
• They tallied a match leading 39 kills, 38 assists, 67 digs, ten blocks, and six aces
• The NSU defense notched 26 more digs than the Seawolves and held their opponents to a .009 attack percentage
• Keri Walker recorded a double-double with 32 assists and 15 digs, adding two aces, two kills, and one block
• Morissen Samuels did not suffer an error offensively, hitting .500 with eight kills; she added four blocks and two digs as well
• Hanna Thompson matched Samuels kill total of eight and Natalia Szybinska led the team with nine kills
• It was all Abby Brooks at the net as the senior led the team with eight blocks; she added six kills and three digs
• Abby Meister notched her third straight 20-plus dig match with 20 in the win, averaging 6.67 per set

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Natalia Szybinska : 9 kills, 2 blocks
Morissen Samuels : 8 kills, .500 attack%, 4 blocks
Keri Walker : 32 assists, 15 digs, 2 aces
Abby Meister : 20 digs, 2 assists

UP NEXT
Northern State travels east next Friday and Saturday to the Wisconsin Parkside Hampton Inn Invitational. The Wolves will face Ohio Dominican, Parkside, Lake Erie College, and Wayne State (Mich.) For full tournament details CLICK HERE.

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