CROOKSTON, Minn. -- The Minot State volleyball team rallied from down two sets to none to earn a come-from-behind, five-set victory 20-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 16-14 over the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles on Friday on the road at Lysaker Gymnasium in NSIC action.
The victory moved the Beavers' record to 2-9 overall and 1-2 in NSIC play.
A review of a touch call against Minot State for a potential match point in favor of Minnesota Crookston was overturned in the Beavers favor and Minot State rallied to complete the comeback win.
"We showed a lot of grit and perseverance in that match," Minot State coach Alex Lehocky said. "I am very proud of the team. All of our players stepped up and did their job today."
The Beavers attack was paced by Taylor Wyatt, who finished with 14 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .333, and by Bailee Brommenschenkel, who had 13 kills while hitting .313. Defensively, the Beavers had three players reach double figures in digs, including Kendal Braun's 16, 13 from Milena Cernjanski, and 12 more from Tea Boeckel.
Game Notes
» Minot State dropped the first two sets of the match before rallying to win the final three.
» Minot State had three players in double figures in digs.
» Tea Boeckel had a match-high four aces in the win.
» Taylor Wyatt had a team-high 14 kills for Minot State.
» Minot State got a team-high 16 digs from Kendal Braun.
» Minot State attackers were helped by a team- and career-high 38 assists from Paige Ammerman.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Beavers found themselves in an early deficit, losing the first set 25-20. Minnesota Crookston grabbed the advantage for good at 19-18 in a set that was tied up five times before the Golden Eagles took over in the second half of the stanza.
SET 2 | Minot State then lost the second set 25-18 to fall behind in the match two sets to none. Minot State trailed by as many as nine points as Minnesota Crookston grabbed the advantage for good at 6-5 in a set that was tied up four times before the Golden Eagles took over the lead.
SET 3 | After losing sets one and two, Minot State rallied to win the third set and make it a 2-1 match. The Beavers took the set 25-23 helped by a strong showing on the attacking side. Minot State registered a .364 attack percentage with 15 kills in the set win. The Beavers opened up a 20-15 lead in the stanza and coasted to victory from there.
SET 4 | Minot State then kept the comeback train rolling, winning the fourth set 25-22 to bring the match level at two sets apiece. The Beavers took control of the set at 2-1 and never looked back. Minot State led by as many as five points at 10-5 before finishing off the stanza. Minot State also supplemented their offense with three aces in the set.
SET 5 | Minot State went down 2-0 early but put together a furious rally to win the last three sets, culminating in a 16-14 fifth-set victory to take the match 3-2. The Beavers endured a back-and-forth final set to emerge victorious in a stanza that featured three lead changes and was tied four times. Neither team led by more than three points in the set.
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