Recap: South Dakota Classic Ends for @UNCBearsVB

Saturday, September 1

Vermillion, S.D.

11 am

University of Northern Colorado

2-4

South Dakota

5-1

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Northern Colorado	15	25	22	24	1
South Dakota	25	17	25	26	3

Photo by: Woody Myers

9/1/2018 8:10:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Northern Colorado lost its final match against host South Dakota

By: Matthew Kushar, UNCBears.com

VERMILLION, SD- Northern Colorado volleyball dropped its match against host team South Dakota, 3-1, in its final contest of the South Dakota Classic on Saturday afternoon..

Taylor Muff was effective for the Bears early in the first set, scoring three kills and Luaren Hinrichs added two of her own to leave the game in a 9-9 tie.

The game continued to be tight and Jadyn McCartney delivered two kills for the Bears to now tie the game at 13.

The Coyotes broke the game open with a 10-0 run, powered by kills from Madison Jurgens and Hayley Dotseth. The run was too much for the Bears to overcome and the first set went to South Dakota 25-15.

Down 1-0 in the match, UNC responded with a 7-1 run to open the second set with kills from Kortney Lockey, McCartney, and Hinrichs, along with an ace from Taylor Els. South Dakota would get back into the match with a 6-2 run.

Not to be outdone, the Bears orchestrated an 8-2 run to build their lead to 17-9. Maddy Bremer picked up a block, while Hinrichs and Lockey continued to score for UNC. The Bears managed to keep the Coyotes at a distance and win the second set 25-17.

With the match even at one apiece, the third set started with a 3-3 tie between the two teams. UNC had an ace and a kill from Lockey, while McCartney added her own kills to help. South Dakota jumped ahead of the Bears with an 8-1 run to take a 11-4 lead.

UNC hit back with a 6-1 run and was within two of the Coyotes at 12-10. A 5-2 run from South Dakota would give them a cushion at 17-12 that they wanted to maintain until the end of the match. The Coyotes had a 23-17 lead, looking to secure the set win. The Bears came back with a 5-1 run to give the team the chance to keep the set going. A kill from Dotseth would give South Dakota the set win and a 2-1 lead in the match.

In the third set, neither team was able to build anything more than a one-point lead early on. With the score tied at nine, UNC finally jumped ahead in the match with a 5-0 run. Muff was the major contributor to the run, recording three service aces, including back-to-back. South Dakota was determined to end the match after four sets and put together a 6-2 run that put the Coyotes in striking distance at 17-15. The game was tied at 18 after a pair of attack errors by the Bears.

The teams went back-and-fourth with each other, tying four times and both holding the lead as the match moved closer to the end. The match was tied at 24 until South Dakota got a kill from Dotseth. The Coyotes won the set and clinched the match on a UNC attack error.
Northern Colorado hit .182 for the match and South Dakota had a .233 percentage.

In Their Words

Lyndsey Oates, Head Coach
"We developed and got better today, but we are not developing quick enough in key areas. Our outside hitters are much better then what they showed today. South Dakota is a very good defensive team, especially from the back row. But we have to find ways to score more efficiently. It was really a match of runs where teams got stuck in weak rotations and we just could not get out of them quick enough. We have to stay more balanced and find ways to score when it's not the ideal situation."

Game Changer
Northern Colorado had 23 attack errors and seven from the service line that were difficult to overcome. South Dakota had 17 attack errors and four service errors.

All-Tournament Team
Kortney Lockey was named to the South Dakota Classic All-Tournament team, after ranking second in the tournament with four kills per set, 44 total. Lockey also was sixth in the tournament with 3.36 digs per set. In the tournament, Lockey recorded two double-doubles against Cal(16 kills & 17 Digs) and South Dakota (13 kills & 12 digs). South Dakota's Hayley Dotseth earned MVP for the tournament after leading the weekend with 4.36 kills per set and ranking fifth in digs with 3.82 per set.

Game Notes

Northern Colorado finished third in the tournament with a 1-2 record. South Dakota finished first with a 3-0 record and Cal was second at 2-1. Northwestern was fourth after going winless during the weekend.
Daisy Schultz recorded her second straight double-double with 43 assists and 12 digs. Schultz led the tournament with 11 assists per set.
After making her debut for the Bears against Northeastern, Maddy Bremer ranked second in blocks for the tournament with 0.83 per set.
Taylor Els was second in the tournament with 4.91 digs per set.
Taylor Muff recorded five service aces against South Dakota and had seven for the tournament, averaging 0.64 per set.
Five Bears recorded double-digit digs against the Coyotes, including Els(18), Muff(15), Lockey(12), and Schultz(12).

Next Up?
Northern Colorado will host the Hampton Inn and Suits Northern Colorado Open next weekend, September 7^th through the 8^th. UNC will welcome San Jose State, Pacific, and Alabama State to Bank of Colorado for the two-day tournament.