ABERDEEN, S.D. –The Minnesota State volleyball team (8-13, 6-7 NSIC) lost to Northern St. (15-6, 10-3 NSIC) 3-0 on Saturday at Wachs Arena. The Mavericks stayed within range throughout the match before falling 26-28, 23-25, 22-25.
Avery Klein led the Mavericks with 12 kills and added eight digs, three block assists and one service ace.
Jadyn Lester recorded 39 assists, eight digs and one ace.
Olivia Sturgis finished with eight kills on a .700 hitting percentage and added three blocks.
Addison Foor posted 10 kills while hitting .360 and collected six digs.
SET ONE
The Mavericks traded points through the opening stretch and led 7-6 on a Northern State attack error, but the Wolves moved ahead 12-9 as Katelyn Schroeder had multiple kills in the run. Foor and
Lily Riese helped the Mavericks work back within a point, and Klein's kill tied the set at 13-13 before a Northern State attack error gave MSU a 14-13 lead. The Wolves went back in front 16-14, the Mavericks used Klein's service turn to score four straight points and Riese's kill later made it 20-17. Northern State answered with three Schroeder kills to tie it at 20-20, and after Riese put the Mavericks ahead 26-25, the Wolves scored the final three points to take the set 28-26.
SET TWO
Foor's kill from Lester and a Lester ace gave the Mavericks a 2-0 lead to start the second set, and after Northern State tied it at 4-4, kills from Klein and Lester helped MSU move in front 7-4. Minnesota State kept the lead at 12-8 on consecutive Klein kills, but the Wolves scored the next four points to tie the set at 12-12 before a service error and
Kaelyn Wieland ace put the Mavericks back ahead 14-12. Northern State pulled even at 17-17 and again at 20-20, but a Sturgis kill and consecutive NSU attack errors pushed the Mavericks to 23-20. Northern State closed the set with five straight points, getting a Lydia Nelson kill to tie it at 23-23 and another to move ahead 24-23 before a block by Victoria Persha and Nelson ended the set 25-23.
SET THREE
The Wolves scored the first four points of the third set and later led 7-2 before the Mavericks worked back with kills from
Avery Rosenberg, Klein and Sturgis. The Mavericks won seven of eight rallies in that stretch, with Klein's service ace tying the set at 8-8 and Sturgis' kill from Lester putting MSU ahead 9-8. The set stayed tight from there, with the Mavericks moving in front 12-10 on
Morgan Bjella's ace and later taking a 21-20 lead after a Northern State attack error. The Wolves answered from a 21-21 tie with three straight points to reach 24-21, and after Rosenberg's kill kept the Mavericks alive, Morissen Samuels finished the set for a 25-22 NSU win.
Up next, the Mavericks host Minot State on Friday at 6 p.m. at Taylor Center in Mankato, Minnesota.
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