TIGERS HIT .304 PERCENT IN THREE-SET SWEEP OVER VIKINGS

Sioux City, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball picked up their first NAIA Women's Volleyball National Tournament pool play win ever. Three Tigers tally double-digit kills in Ady Dwight (15), Mariah Gloe (13), and Mackenzie Miller (12).

THE QUICK DETAILS

Score:

DWU 3 – GVU 0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19)

Records:

DWU 25-9 Overall

GVU 25-15 Overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The opening set was close as DWU and GVU saw seven ties until the Tigers broke away with a two-point lead.
• Grand View made a late push in the opening set, bringing the Dakota Wesleyan lead back to two points.
• With the score at 23-21 Tigers lead; DWU tallied their final two points needed with a kill from Miller and Gloe.
• In the opening set, DWU hit .375 percent with 18 kills and only three errors while keeping GVU to 14 kills, four errors, and a .213 hitting percentage.
• With a one-set lead, Dakota Wesleyan made a run right from the start in the second set, going ahead 18-9.
• The Vikings went on a 10-3 run after the DWU run, cutting the Tigers lead to 21-19.
• Dakota Wesleyan and Grand View were tied late in the second set at 22 each.
• The Tigers allowed one more point from the Vikings as DWU picked up the set two win 25-23.
• DWU hit their worst of the match in set two with a .200, notching 13 kills.
• GVU hit their best in the second set with 15 kills for a .250 hitting percentage.
• The final set of the match; had seven ties before DWU made another run for the 15-10 lead.
• While Grand View kept the pressure on Dakota Wesleyan throughout the remainder of the third set, the Tigers were able to pull it out with a 25-19 win and the sweep to open pool play.
• In the match, DWU hit .304 with 48 kills on 115 attempts.
• Dwight led the team in hitting percentage with .400 as Miller followed hitting, .375 percent.
• The Tigers allowed 41 kills by GVU while they hit .182 percent.
• Dakota Wesleyan notched 46 assists, four service aces, 59 digs, and 15 total blocks

BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Ady Dwight: 15 kills, .400 hitting percentage, and five block assists
• Jadie DeLange: three kills, two block assists
• Madeline Else: 41 assists and one block assist
• Mariah Gloe: 13 kills, .286 hitting percentage, 14 digs, and two block assists
• Mackenzie Miller: 12 kills, .375 hitting percentage, and five block assists

UP NEXT

Dakota Wesleyan volleyball continues its historic season tomorrow afternoon from the Tyson Event Center. DWU will face Park University at 1 p.m. in the final game for pool D. The Tigers and Pirates will compete on court two, deciding who will advance to bracket play that begins Thursday.