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Minot State Volleyball will look to bounce back and build on Friday's opening-day split as the Beavers return to action Saturday at the O'Reilly Family Event Center. Minot State will face Texas A&M International at 9 a.m. before closing out the weekend against Southern Nazarene at 3 p.m. The Beavers enter Saturday with a 1-1 record after earning a five-set victory over Newman and battling Drury in their second match of the day.
 

SPRINGFIELD, MO --The Minot State volleyball team knocked off the Newman Jets 3-2 (25-19, 25-21, 25-27, 23-25, 15-7) Friday at O'Reilly Family Event Center.

The out-of-conference victory moved the Beavers' overall record to 1-0 on the season.

The Beavers were led by a double-double from Caton Pearcy, who registered 17 kills and 23 digs on the day. Emily Willis also added 14 kills to help the attack. Pearcy also pitched in with five in the contest. On the defensive end, Maya Vibeto chipped in for with 25 digs to go with four blocks from Kiera Hayes.

Game Notes

» Minot State had three players in double figures in kills.
» Minot State had four players in double figures in digs.
» Caton Pearcy had a match-high five aces in the win.
» Caton Pearcy registered a double-double with 17 kills and 23 digs
» Minot State served up five aces on the way to a second-set victory.
» Minot State never trailed on the way to winning the fourth set 15-7.
» Caton Pearcy had a match-high 17 kills for Minot State.
» Minot State got a team-high 25 digs from Maya Vibeto.
» Minot State attackers were helped by a match-high 48 assists from Logan Drennan.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Beavers took control of the set-one lead at 2-1 and never trailed to win 25-19. Minot State led by 11 points at 13-2 before closing out the set. Minot State also supplemented their offense with three aces in the opening set. got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked five Newman attacks in the stanza.

SET 2 | Minot State continued to roll after a set-one win by earning a 25-21 victory in set two. Pinpoint serving helped the Beavers earn the set-two victory. Minot State notched five aces in the set win. The Beavers rallied from down five at 20-15 to claim the win.

SET 3 | Newman avoided an early loss with a set-three win to make it a 2-1 match. The Beavers fell in a back-and-forth battle, losing 27-25 in a set that featured five lead changes and was tied nine times. Neither team had a lead of more than four points along the way.

SET 4 | Minot State then dropped their second straight set 25-23 to brind the match level at two sets apiece. The Beavers couldn't endure a ferocious Newman rally, losing after leading by 11 points at 16-5 earlier in the set.

SET 5 | Minot State had to play five sets to seal the match win. After they grabbed a two sets to none lead, Newman responded to take the third and fourth sets before the Beavers finished off their victory with a 15-7 fifth-set win. The Beavers took a 1-0 lead and never looked back in the fifth set to secure the victory. Minot State ended on a high note, opening its biggest lead of the stanza, eight points, to close out the set, totaling nine kills in the process.

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SPRINGFIELD, MO --The Minot State volleyball team won the first set, but couldn't hold on and fell in four sets (28-26, 19-25, 11-25, 15-25) to the Drury Panthers Friday on the road at O'Reilly Family Event Center.

The non-conference loss moved Minot State to 1-1 on the season.

The Beavers were led by a double-double from Caton Pearcy, who registered 10 kills and 15 digs on the day. Emily Willis also added nine kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Maya Vibeto chipped in for with 19 digs to go with three blocks from Katelyn Onespot-Danforth.

Game Notes

» Minot State had four players in double figures in digs.
» Logan Drennan had a team-high one ace in the loss.
» Caton Pearcy registered a double-double with 10 kills and 15 digs
» Caton Pearcy had a team-high 10 kills for Minot State.
» Minot State got a team-high 19 digs from Maya Vibeto.
» Minot State attackers were helped by a team-high 29 assists from Logan Drennan.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Beavers persevered in a back-and-forth first set to win 28-26 in a stanza that featured four lead changes and was tied 11 times. Neither team led by more than four points in the match. got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Drury attacks in the stanza and capitalized on 10 Drury attacking errors on the way to victory.

SET 2 | Minot State then lost set two 25-19, evening things at a set each. The Beavers lost the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before dropping the set.

SET 3 | Minot State fell again in the third set to make it a 2-1 deficit. The Beavers fell behind on the first point and never clawed back into the lead before losing the set 25-11.

SET 4 | Minot State lost the fourth set and the match, falling 25-15. The Beavers fell behind on the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before losing the set.

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Coach's Comments:

"First match against Newman:

Our first match of the day was a great start for us. We were able to test ourselves and had some great moments where we controlled the pace and were very efficient offensively. Maya Vibeto anchored our defense really well with 25 digs and our entire serve receive crew really did a nice job. Logan Drennan finished with a double-double with 48 assists and 11 digs and really ran a solid offense. We had three attackers with 14+ kills in Caton Pearcy (17), Katelyn Onespot-Danforth (14), and Emily Willis (14). Caton Pearcy also had a double-double ending with 23 digs. Overall it was a great test of our grit and awesome to see our girls battle and finish.

Second match against Drury: 

Definitely was a tougher match up for us, but really good to see so early in the season. The first set was some very exciting and fun volleyball. We played very loose and took care of the ball on both sides. We just ran out of gas and kind of lost our fundamentals in the remaining sets. Maya Vibeto came up with some huge digs for us with 19. Logan Drennan (29 Assists and 19 digs) and Caton Pearcy (10 kills and 15 dogs) both had double-doubles again.  Well look to bounce back tomorrow with two full matches and keep improving. 

Overall, very proud of this group's grit and what they're doing. They're taking this program in the right direction!" Minot State Head Coach Josh Wastvedt stated.