BILLINGS, Mont. – The Northern State University volleyball team split a pair of games during the first day of the Montana State University-Billings Tournament Friday, September 12, at the Alterowitz Gym in Billings, Mont.
In the first game, the Wolves squared off against the University of Alaska-Fairbanks (5-2) and through four closely contested matches, ended up losing 3-1 to the Nanooks. The Wolves won the first match by a score of 25-17, but then lost the next three by scores of 24-26, 23-25, and 23-25, respectively.
Megan Gilbraith paced the offense once again, netting 37 assists to which Kelsey Aden pounded down for a point 17 times. Kayla Ysteboe and Melanie Perez each added ten kills a piece. Stephanie Nygaard held up the defensive end with 21 digs, and she was aided by Megan Gilbraith with 11, Kayla Ysteboe with 11, and Kelsey Aden with 10.
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The Wolves rebounded nicely from their first loss of the season against Notre Dame de Namure (0-11) and won swiftly 3-0, to improve their record to 6-1 on the season. The scores of the sets were 25-12, 25-20, and 25-14.
Megan Gilbraith led the offense nicely once again with 21 assists and also added nine digs on the defensive end. Kelsey Aden led the front line with six kills, and also got help from Jill Rasmussen and Melanie Perez with five kills apiece. Stephanie Nygaard added nine digs, and Perez and Aden each chipped in with six.
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The Wolves continue their action at the tournament tomorrow with a match versus the University of Hawaii-Hilo (8-2) at 11:00 a.m. and close out their tournament against host MSU-Billings (2-9) at 3:00 p.m. A reminder that the games will be webcasted at http://www.greatnorthwest.tv/ and the games will be $4.50 each.
Northern State University is an NCAA Division II member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and is located in Aberdeen, S.D.