MINOT, ND --The Minot State volleyball team totaled 10 blocks in a three-set (24-26, 23-25, 18-25) loss to the Saturday at home at MSU Dome.
The loss dropped Minot State's record to 3-11 overall and 0-6 in NSIC play.
Katelyn Onespot-Danforth finished with 11 kills on the day to lead the Beavers attack while finishing with a hitting percentage of .28. Defensively, had two players reach double figures in digs as Maya Vibeto had 26 and Caton Pearcy had 16. From the front row, Kiera Hayes contributed eight blocks and Ella Smith added five rejections.
Game Notes
» Caton Pearcy had a team-high one ace in the loss.
» Kiera Hayes had a match-high eight blocks.
» The Minot State front row did a great job defensively, picking up 10 blocks in the match.
» Katelyn Onespot-Danforth had a team-high 11 kills for Minot State.
» Minot State got a match-high 26 digs from Maya Vibeto.
» Minot State attackers were helped by a match-high 21 assists from Logan Drennan.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Beavers fell in a close first set, losing 26-24 in a game that was tied 11 times and had three lead changes.
SET 2 | Minot State lost the second set 25-23, digging a 2-0 hole in the match. The Beavers came up short in a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured four lead changes and was tied 12 times. Neither team led by more than three points along the way.
SET 3 | Minot State couldn't prolong the match and lost in set number three. The Beavers fell behind on the first point and never clawed back into the lead before falling in the set 25-18.
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COACH NOTES:Â
Josh Wastvedt commented
"Realistically, we're playing a ranked team, we're playing a program that's established themselves as one of the best in the nation in the NAIA and now, coming into our conference, it doesn't just change. So we're playing a good program, and we're re-establishing ourselves, so honestly, just what I told them at the end is we have so much to be proud of; we competed hard, we were right there in the two sets. The third set, we were close, just a couple extra errors, but it's right there.
"It's so cool to see them compete like this."
