September 3, 2021
TIGERS VOLLEYBALL UNABLE TO GET THE SWEEP AS THEY FALL TO THE EAGLES
Bellevue, Neb. – RV Dakota Wesleyan volleyball splits day one at the Labor Day Classic. The Tigers dropped their first set of the season before dropping their first match of the season.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Game One:
DWU 3 – HIU 1 (25-21, 25-14, 25-13, 25-18)
DWU 2 – CMU 3 (25-23, 25-23, 25-23, 25-17, 15-11)
Records:
DWU 6-1
HIU 3-3
CMU 6-0
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One
- Dakota Wesleyan volleyball dropped their first set of the season against Hope International, 25-21 in the first set of the Labor Day classic
- The Tigers responded closing, out the game 25-14 in the second set, 25-13 in the third set, and 25-18 in the fourth
- DWU tallied their best hitting percentage of the game in the second set when they hit .371
- As a team, Dakota Wesleyan tallied 51 kills, ten serve aces, 88 digs, and 24 blocks in the match
- Ady Dwight led the Tigers in kills with 17 in the match, with a hitting percentage of .516
- Dwight topped the leader board with seven blocks in the game as Mariah Gloe collected six blocks
- Hanna Reiff recorded 26 digs and two service aces
Game Two
- The Tigers saw their first five-set match of the season as they fall to No. 11 Central Methodist
- DWU tallied hit their best in the third set with .323 percent
- Dakota Wesleyan was outhit by CMU .258 percent to .309 percent
- The Tigers tallied 62 kills led by Dwight with 19
- DWU recorded a game low ten blocks against the Eagles
- Reiff led the defensive effort in digs, notching 29 of the team 65 total digs
UP NEXT
Dakota Wesleyan volleyball wraps up play at the Labor Day Classic tomorrow as they take on No. 25 Rocky Mountain. The match is set to start at 1 p.m. from the Bellevue Lied Center.
