ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Junior Shelby Spuller broke the Minot State school record for kills in a season in the Division II era, but the Beavers dropped their season finale to No. 4 Minnesota Duluth 25-13, 25-9, 25-15 on Saturday in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match in Romano Gymnasium. Spuller finished the season with 401 kills, which topped the DII record of 400 kills set by Mallory Sell in 2012.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jeanne Brenner had four kills and a .571 attack percentage, but Minnesota Duluth hit .382 to win the first set 25-13
• The Bulldogs hit .467 in the second set and won 25-9 despite three kills from Shelby Spuller
• Shelby Spuller had five kills and Emily Falldorf had four kills, but Minnesota Duluth closed out the match with a 25-15 victory

BEAVER TRACKS

• Shelby Spuller had nine kills and broke the DII record for kills in a season with 401
• Jeanne Brenner finished with six kills and a .357 hitting percentage
• Emily Falldorf added six kills and a dig
• Hayley Swain notched four kills and a dig for the Beavers
• Kelsey Dewulf had 23 assists and two digs for Minot State
• Karli Koza had 15 digs to lead the Beavers
• Mekayla Gurley recorded five digs​​​​​​​

TEAM NOTES

• Minot State finished the season with a 13-17 overall and 6-14 mark in the NSIC
• The 13 wins by the Beavers is the most in the Division II era
• The Beavers six NSIC wins is the third most in the DII era

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Minot State concluded the 2018 season with the match against Minnesota Duluth