
Photo Credit: Destiny Soto
Posted: Oct 15, 2021
Mitchell, S.D. – No. 15 Dakota Wesleyan volleyball collected their 14th three-set sweep of the season against a receiving votes Hastings College. Ady Dwight hits her best of the season with a .533 hitting percentage and no errors.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Score:
No. 15 DWU 3 – RV HC 0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-17)
Records:
DWU 19-5 Overall (GPAC 8-3)
HC 14-9 Overall (GPAC 5-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Tigers' volleyball put together several small runs through the first set, most notably a four-point run that extended their lead to 13-9.
- The Broncos brought the set within three points at 22-19 before DWU closed the door of the first set win of 25-22.
- Dakota Wesleyan volleyball found some rhythm in the second set, putting together multiple runs of three and four points and slowly expanding their lead.
- While Hastings College did earn some points of their own, 21 points to be exact, it wasn't enough as DWU grabbed another set win going up in the match 2-0.
- Mariah Gloe led the effort in the Tigers largest run of the evening with an 8-0 run halfway through the third set.
- With an 18-6 lead, the Broncos grabbed another 11 points in the final set as Dakota Wesleyan grabbed the win and the sweep with a 25-17 third-set win.
- The Tigers hit their best in the third set with a .432 hitting percentage.
- Overall, DWU hit .237 percent with 51 total kills on 128 attempts.
- Dwight led the tigers notching 16 kills and a new season-high in hitting percentage with .533 percent.
- Dwight did not record an error on 30 total attempts.
- Mackenzie Miller followed with 11 kills of her own for a hitting percentage of .333 percent.
- Hanna Reiff and Mariah Gloe notched 17 and 15 digs, respectively of the 67 total team digs.
- Taylee Indahl and Madeline Else each notched one solo block on the evening.
UP NEXT
No. 15 Dakota Wesleyan will continue their late-season homestand tomorrow afternoon in their annual pink match. The Tigers will take on another top-25 team, welcoming No. 23 Doane to the Christen Athletic Center. The junior varsity squads will take the court in a 1:30 p.m. match. Then the varsity squads will square off in a 3 p.m. game.