{"id":233270,"date":"2021-08-28T20:39:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T01:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=233270"},"modified":"2021-08-30T08:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T13:18:56","slug":"sat-vcsu-volleyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=233270","title":{"rendered":"Sat. Valley City State University Volleyball"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phoenix, AZ\u00a0 \u00a0(VCSU<\/a>)\u00a0 \u2013 Saturday The Valley City State volleyball team dropped its final two games at the Firestorm Tournament Saturday despite a valiant effort.<\/p>\n

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The Vikings took both (RV)Embry-Riddle and Montana State-Northern to four sets, taking the third set in comeback fashion in each matchup. The Vikings fell to the Eagles 25-21, 25-13, 23-25, and 25-17. Valley City State then fell to Montana State-Northern 25-23, 25-21, 23-25, and 26-24.<\/p>\n

Valley City State drops to 0-4 on the season. Embry-Riddle moves to 3-0 overall and Montana State-Northern moves to 4-5 this season.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT:<\/strong> Valley City State travels to Bellevue, Neb. to compete in the Bellevue Invitational on Sept. 2-3.<\/p>\n

(RV)EMBRY-RIDDLE 3, VCSU 1<\/u><\/strong>
\nValley City State fought hard against Embry-Riddle Saturday, who is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll. The Vikings took one set from the Eagles but ultimately fell 3-1.<\/p>\n

The Vikings never allowed the Eagles to gain more than a three-point advantage most of the way through the first set. A pair of Katie Juarez<\/a> kills coupled with an ace from Jakenda Short<\/a> gave the Vikings a 20-19 advantage. From there, Embry-Riddle took a 5-1 run to take the first set, 25-21.<\/p>\n

The Eagles opened the second set with a 12-1 run to pull away with the early advatange. Valley City State committed 12 errors in the set and gave Embry-Riddle the 25-13 win in set two.<\/p>\n

Valley City State answered with a late comeback victory in the third set. Trailing 18-13, the Vikings took a 6-1 run capped by a kill from Makayla Wetzel<\/a> to tie it up at 19-all. The teams traded points to tie again at 23-23 when an Eagles service error and Juarez kill sealed the win for the Vikings.<\/p>\n

The Vikings held onto their momentum early in set four, keeping up with the Eagles and only trailed by two at 16-14. Three straight Viking errors forced a VCSU timeout, but they couldn’t come back as the Eagles took the final set 25-17.<\/p>\n

Katie Juarez<\/a> finished with a team-high 10 kills and 11 digs Saturday, while Bailey Nelson<\/a> and freshman Ella Roaldson<\/a> each chipped in seven kills. Morgan Nelson<\/a> contributed five kills and three blocks for the Vikings.<\/p>\n

Sadie Hansen<\/a> tallied 16 set assists while Ellie Rush<\/a> added eight assists Saturday. Kallene Klever<\/a> finished with 13 digs.<\/p>\n

MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN 3, VCSU 1<\/u><\/strong>
\nValley City State fought down to the wire against Montana State-Northern but it wasn’t enough as the Vikings fell 3-1 to the Nothern Lights.<\/p>\n

Valley City State set the tone throughout the first set, maintaining the lead most of the way. The Vikings led by as much as four points at 12-8 on a kill from Bailey Nelson<\/a>. The Northern Lights took over with a 22-21 advantage on a service ace, but Juarez smashed a kill to hold a 22-22 tie. A Viking error and a Northern Lights block brought up set-point at 24-22. Juarez pounded another kill to get within a point but Montana State-Northern finished with a kill to take the 25-23 set victory.<\/p>\n

Valley City State continued to battle early in set two, trailing by just a point at 17-16 when the Northern Lights scored the next seven straight points to lead 24-16. The Vikings fought back, capitalizing on a service error by the Northern Lights and scoring the next five points including kills from Juarez and Ella Roaldson<\/a> to make it 24-21. An attack error left the Vikings short in the second set, 25-21.<\/p>\n

The Vikings trailed by as much as six points early in the third set when a Roaldson kill sparked a 7-2 Viking run to trail 18-17. Trailing 19-22, Valley City State scored the next four points including three kills from Juarez and one from Fischbach. The Northern Lights ended the set with back-to-back errors to give Valley City State the 25-23 victory in set three.<\/p>\n

The fourth set went down to the wire again as neither team led by more than three points throughout the set. Valley City State trailed 23-21 when a kill from Brooke Blessum<\/a> followed by a kill from Makayla Wetzel<\/a> tied things up at 23-23. The Northern Lights committed an error but finished the set with three straight points to take the set, 26-24.<\/p>\n

Kallene Klever<\/a> tallied a career-high 30 digs for the Vikings Saturday. Katie Juarez<\/a> finished with 12 kills and 10 digs for her second double-double of the day. Bailey Nelson<\/a> added 11 kills and Caitlyn Fischbach<\/a> added seven kills for the Vikings.<\/p>\n

Sadie Hansen<\/a> tallied 20 set assists and added nine digs for the Vikings, while Ellie Rush<\/a> finished with 17 assists. Makayla Wetzel<\/a> and Brooke Blessum<\/a> each added three blocks for VCSU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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