JAMESTOWN, N.D. – The Minnesota State volleyball team (8-12, 6-6 NSIC) defeated Jamestown (14-6, 7-5 NSIC) 3-1 on Friday, taking the match 22-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-21. The Mavericks finished with a 58-43 advantage in kills and hit .195 while holding Jamestown to .086. MSU also recorded a season-high 84 digs.
"We didn't start well in the first set and were careless with the ball offensively," said Head Coach
Corey Phelps. "Good to see us turn it around in all phases of the game. Proud of our defensive effort tonight. Out-digging Jamestown is no small feat. We need to get some rest for a big battle tomorrow."
Avery Klein led the Mavericks with 18 kills, 21 digs and 21 points while adding two aces.
Jadyn Lester finished with 40 assists and 17 digs, and she added two aces and three block assists.
Addison Foor posted 15 kills, 12 digs and 17.0 points.
Olivia Sturgis recorded five kills and five total blocks, including two solo blocks.
SET ONE
The Mavericks started the opening set with Sturgis' kill and Lester service ace helping them move ahead 3-0, and the Mavericks later led 6-2. Jamestown worked back to 6-6, moved in front 9-8 on Gracie Adamson's service ace and continued through a tight middle stretch before Klein's kill tied the set at 15-15. Jamestown scored the next four points, including an Adamson ace and a Kyleigh Schopp kill, and later held a 24-19 lead. The Mavericks pushed back with a Klein kill, a Jamestown bad set and
Lily Riese's kill to get within 24-22, but Schopp finished the set with a kill for Jamestown's 25-22 win.
SET TWO
With Lester serving, the Mavericks scored the first four points of the second set, getting a block from Sturgis on the opening point and a Klein kill for a 4-0 lead. The Jimmies later moved to 8-4 on a Kate Wiebesiek service ace, but Klein answered with a kill and then served the Mavericks through four straight points, including two aces, an
Avery Rosenberg block and a Lester kill, to make it 13-4. After Jamestown cut the deficit to 16-10, the Mavericks pushed ahead 19-10 with two more Klein kills, reached 24-13 on a Rosenberg kill from
Ellery Apel and closed the set 25-14 on Foor's kill from Lester.
SET THREE
The Mavericks trailed 7-5 in the third set before Foor's kill started a four-point run that included another Foor kill from Lester and a Sturgis and Foor block for a 9-7 lead. The Jimmies came back to tie the set at 10-10, and the teams traded points through the middle of the set, with kills by Riese, Rosenberg and Klein helping the Mavericks keep pace before Klein put them ahead 21-20. After Jamestown tied it at 21-21, MSU moved back in front on a block by Rosenberg and Klein, then added two more points on Jamestown attack errors to reach 24-21. Jamestown got one point back on a service error, but its ensuing service error closed the set for the Mavericks, 25-22.
SET FOUR
After Jamestown moved in front 10-7 behind early points from Gracie Adamson, the Mavericks stayed within reach and got back to 12-10 on a Foor kill. Foor's sideout started a seven-point MSU run, and Lester served the next six points, including an ace, as the Mavericks turned a 12-9 deficit into a 16-12 lead. The Jimmies cut the margin to 18-17 with kills from Adamson and two blocks, but Klein answered with a kill and the Mavericks pushed the lead back to 20-17. Minnesota State kept trading points down the stretch, reached set point at 24-20 on a Jamestown attack error and finished the fourth set 25-21 on a Sturgis kill.
Up next, the Mavericks visit Northern State on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, S.D.
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