MANKATO, Minn. – The Minnesota State volleyball team (9-13, 7-7 NSIC) defeated Minot State (4-19, 0-14 NSIC) 3-0 on Friday. Minnesota State hit .394 with 44 kills while holding the Beavers to a .068 hitting percentage.
Avery Rosenberg led the Mavericks with 12 kills, 15.0 points and five total blocks while hitting .579.
Jadyn Lester finished with 38 assists, nine digs, two kills and a service ace. Lester has recorded 38 set assists in three consecutive games and has surpassed 2,000 career assists.
Avery Klein recorded nine kills, 10 digs and three block assists.
Olivia Sturgis added eight kills on 12 attacks with no errors, hitting .667, and had two total blocks.
SET ONE
Minnesota State and Minot State traded points early in the opening set before kills by Klein and a
Morgan Bjella service ace helped Minnesota State move ahead 10-7. The Beavers pulled within 10-9, but Lester served an ace, Rosenberg added a kill and Klein joined Rosenberg on a block as the Mavericks pushed the lead to 14-9. After the Beavers got back to 14-11, Minnesota State scored eight straight points, with
Addison Foor serving through seven of them and the run including Foor ace, Rosenberg-
Lily Riese block and a Riese kill for a 22-11 advantage. Rosenberg and Sturgis added late kills, and Sturgis finished the set with another kill to give the Mavericks a 25-13 win.
SET TWO
After MSU opened a 3-1 edge, Minot State scored the next three points to move in front 4-3 before Rosenberg tied the set with a kill. Sturgis helped Minnesota State answer, recording a block assist and two kills during a stretch that put the home team ahead 8-5, and the Mavericks later pushed the margin to 15-9 behind kills from Foor and Rosenberg. Minnesota State stayed in control down the stretch, reaching 21-14 on Foor kill and Rosenberg-Foor block before Rosenberg's kill made it 24-17 and a Beaver attack error closed the set 25-17.
SET THREE
MSU built an early 5-1 lead behind kills from Foor and Klein, a Rosenberg block and Foor service ace. After Minot State got within 8-3, Sturgis put down a kill, and Klein's service turn helped push the lead to 13-3 with kills from Riese and Foor plus a Klein ace. The Mavericks stayed in control through the middle of the set, reaching 19-8 on an Klein kill before Riese's kill started the closing stretch.
Ellie Voth followed with three straight kills, the Beavers committed an attack error, and
Kaelyn Wieland finished the set with an ace as MSU took the third set 25-8.
Up next, the Mavericks host University of Mary on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Taylor Center in Mankato, Minn.
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