DWU VOLLEYBALL SET TO TAKE ON IN-STATE RIVAL DSU

Photo Credit: Destiny Soto
Photo Credit: Destiny Soto
October 4, 2021

Mitchell, S.D. – No. 13 Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball returns home this week for a match against in-state rival Dakota State. DWU and DSU will battle in the Christen Family Athletic Center on Tuesday, October 5th. The junior varsity will begin at 6 p.m., then the varsity match will begin at 7:30 p.m..

 

ABOUT THE TIGERS

  • DWU enters the weekday match up with a 16-2 overall record, 6-1 in GPAC play, and a 4-0 record at home.
  • The Tigers split last week, falling in four sets to No. 15 Northwestern, then sweeping Morningside in three.
  • Dakota Wesleyan is averaging 14.02 kills per set and hitting .247 percent on the season.
  • Ady Dwight leads the team in kills per set with 4.20 and in hitting percentage with a .364 percent.
  • Mariah Gloe and Mackenzie Miller follow in with 2.90 and 2.74 kills per set, respectively.
  • Leading DWU in assists is Madeline Else; she is putting up a mean of 11.31 assists per set.
  • On the defensive side, Dakota Wesleyan is averaging 2.31 blocks per set and 17.84 digs per set.
  • Dwight leads in blocks with an average of 1.08 blocks per set as Gloe follows with a mean of .0.95 blocks per set.
  • Hanna Reiff is the leading Tiger in digs per set with 5.89 per set; followed by Gloe with 3.05 digs per set.

 

ABOUT THE TROJANS

  • Dakota State comes to Mitchell with a 10-4 overall record, a 3-2 record in the North Star Athletic Conference, and 4-1 on the road.
  • DSU split last week with a three-set sweep against Dickinson State, then a five-set loss of Valley City State at home.
  • Dakota State is averaging 11.92 kills per set while hitting .217 percent.
  • Averaging 3.27 kills per set is Sydney Schell, with a hitting percentage of .257.
  • Maddie Polzin trails in behind the leader Schell with 2.71 kills per set
  • DSU's two-assist leaders are Madalyn Groft with 5.92 assists per set and Nicole Sarringar with 4.76 assists per set.
  • As a team, the Trojans are compiling 17.84 digs per set, led by Peyton Groft averaging 4.92 digs per set.
  • Dakota State is led by Amy Veenhof in her 13th season at the helm of Trojan Volleyball.

 

LAST MEETING

  • DWU and DSU last met in the 2019 season, where the Tigers collected the season sweep of the Trojans.
  • Dakota Wesleyan defeated Dakota State in three sets on the road in September
  • Then, in October of 2019, the Tigers won in four sets against the receiving votes Dakota State at home.
  • On the road, DWU hit .167 percent as a team with 23 total blocks.
  • At home, the Tigers hit .229 percent with 23 total blocks in the four-set match.