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Posted: Sep 28, 2021
Mitchell, S.D. – RV Dakota Wesleyan volleyball is back on the road for two matches this week. Wilber and company will travel to Orange City, Iowa tomorrow, to take on No. 9 Northwestern. Then to serve up the month of October, the Tigers will take on Morningside in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
- Dakota Wesleyan hits the road with records of 15-1 overall, 5-0 in the conference, and a perfect 4-0 on the road.
- The Tigers are averaging 14.15 kills per set with a .251 hitting percentage.
- Averaging 4.33 kills per set with a .368 hitting percentage is Ady Dwight to lead DWU volleyball.
- Dakota Wesleyan is notching a mean of 17.69 digs per set, led by Hanna Reiff with an average of 5.58 digs per set.
- As a team, the Tigers have 709 total assists this season, led by Madeline Else notching 617 assists of her own.
- Dwight (1.06), Mariah Gloe (0.93), and Mackenzie Miller (0.76) round out the top three in blocks per set.
ABOUT THE RAIDERS
- Northwestern serves up the midweek match with a 10-5 overall record, 2-3 in GPAC play, and 0-1 at home.
- The Raiders defeated No. 5 Dordt on the road last weekend in three sets
- NWC is averaging 11.6 kills per set with a .219 hitting percentage.
- Alysen Dexter leads Northwestern with a mean of 3.57 kills per set.
- With 166 total attacking attempts, Macay Van't Hull leads the team in hitting percentage with a .331.
- The Raiders are putting up an average of 2.4 blocks per set and 15.0 digs per set through their first 15 matches.
- With a mean of 1.36 blocks per set, Bekah Horstman commands the top spot for NWC.
- Emily Strasser leads the team in digs per set with 4.17.
- The Raiders are led by 17-year head coach Kyle Van Den Bosch.
LAST MEETING
- The Tigers defeated the Raiders a few weeks ago at home in a dramatic three-set match.
- Northwestern hit .178 percent in the Christen Family Athletic Center, as DWU hit .229 percent at home
- Dwight and Miller led the Tigers with 16 kills and ten kills, respectively.
- Reiff tallied 16 digs in the three-set win
ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
- Morningside University will face off against Briar Cliff on Wednesday before taking on the Tigers this weekend.
- The Mustangs are 10-11 overall, 1-5 in league play, and 1-4 at home this season.
- Morningside is clipping 11.78 kills per set average, along with a .162 hitting percentage.
- Sydney Marlow leads the Mustangs averaging 2.78 kills per set.
- Claire Wilson tops Morningside with a hitting percentage of .270 to lead the team
- The Mustangs are notching 17.16 digs per set and 1.59 blocks per set through 76 total sets this season.
- Payton Shoquist has notched 388 total digs for a mean of 5.11 digs per set.
- Averaging one block per set is Nienke van Drunen to lead Morningside.
- In her second year at the helm is Jessica Squier.
LAST MEETING
- Dakota Wesleyan defeated Morningside at home two weeks ago in a three-set sweep.
- The Tigers kept the Mustangs attacking to a minimum, only allowing 33 kills on 117 attempts for a hitting percentage of .068.
- DWU hit .290 in the match with 43 kills of 107 attempts.
- Dwight and Miller led the team with 16 and 11 kills, respectively.
Dwight also notched six total blocks in the match of the 14 total team blocks