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North Dakota State
11/11/2023 | 4 p.m.
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Nov. 11 (Sat) / 4 p.m.
North Dakota State
History
VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota (16-9, 10-4 Summit) swept Oral Roberts inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Thursday night to pick up its third-straight sweep. Game scores went 25-12, 25-13, 25-17.
Who Stood Out
South Dakota put together a well-balanced attack led by outside hitter Kylen Sealock who had a match-high 11 kills on 23 swings for a .391 hitting clip. Middle blocker Madison Harms followed with nine kills on 13 attempts with no errors to hit .692 on the night.
Oral Roberts (3-23, 1-13 Summit) had a team-high eight kills from outside hitter Trinity Freeman. Freeman also had five digs and one block. Hannah Jackson and Thaynara de Jesus each added four kills. Libero Breanna Rivas tallied a team-high eight digs from the back line.
Turning Point
South Dakota came out swinging to start the match, hitting .464 in set one and .444 in set two. The Yotes handily took the first two sets before Oral Roberts started to fight back in set three in hopes of extending the match to extra sets. Avery Van Hook started at the service line for the Yotes in set three and served seven-straight points to give USD an 8-1 lead. South Dakota led 13-7 when a kill from Natassia Baptiste spurred a 3-0 run for the Golden Eagles to bring them within three at 13-10. ORU brought it within three once more at 15-12 to force a USD timeout, but Sealock put down a kill right out of the timeout to spur the Yotes to the finish line.
Notable
Sealock tallied match-high three service aces for the Coyotes to go with her match-high kills, six digs, and three blocks.
Freshman setter Avery Van Hook dished out 23 assists while adding three kills and two digs. It was her 19th match with at least 20 assists.
South Dakota hit .356 on the match while holding Oral Roberts to a .024 hitting percentage. In set two, the Yotes held ORU to a negative hitting clip.
As a squad, USD had just two hitting errors combined in sets one and two.
Quotable
“Really happy with that win, it was definitely a team win,” said head coach Leanne Williamson. “We were pretty dominate in different areas of the game in the first two sets. One of the things this team has worked on a lot is consistency. I think we lost that a little in the third set, but the team handled it well and got better as the set went on. It’s always great to get a few different people in the match and see them have success as well.”
Up Next
South Dakota hosts North Dakota State on Saturday at 4 p.m. in its last regular season home match. Following the match, the Coyotes will be honoring their seniors. On Nov. 14, South Dakota travels to South Dakota State for the regular season finale in Brookings at 7 p.m.
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