Mavericks Win NCC Opener Over North Dakota
Sep 24, 2004 | Volleyball
Grand Forks, N.D. - Senior outside hitters Jenny Rankin and Amy McLeay each registered 17 kills to lead the University of Nebraska at Omaha over North Dakota 3-1 (24-30, 30-23, 30-20, 30-23) in the North Central Conference volleyball opener for the Mavericks before 577 fans at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Friday night. With their fifth straight victory, Nebraska-Omaha improved to 10-3 overall and 1-0 in the NCC while North Dakota fell to 7-6 and 0-2.
The Mavericks dominated the match defensively, holding an 87 to 66 advantage in digs. McLeay tallied a match-high 22 digs while Rankin produced 10 digs as both players notched double-doubles on the night. Besides McLeay, two other Mavericks, junior Chelsea Miller (21) and senior Julia McConahay (20) topped the 20-dig mark.
With the victory, the Mavericks snapped a six-match losing skid to the Sioux. It was Nebraska-Omaha's first win over North Dakota since the 2000 season.
Nebraska-Omaha also held a substantial advantage offensively with a 67 to 48 edge in kills and a .259 to .163 avantage in attack percentage. Freshman Carlie Christensen recorded 12 kills, with only one error in 20 attempts for a .550 attack percentage. She also added a match-high six blocks. Junior Ashley Freeman also hit well with 10 kills and a .400 attack percentage.
The Mavericks will continue NCC action on Saturday when they travel to St. Cloud, Minn. for a 4 p.m. match against St. Cloud State.
The Mavericks dominated the match defensively, holding an 87 to 66 advantage in digs. McLeay tallied a match-high 22 digs while Rankin produced 10 digs as both players notched double-doubles on the night. Besides McLeay, two other Mavericks, junior Chelsea Miller (21) and senior Julia McConahay (20) topped the 20-dig mark.
With the victory, the Mavericks snapped a six-match losing skid to the Sioux. It was Nebraska-Omaha's first win over North Dakota since the 2000 season.
Nebraska-Omaha also held a substantial advantage offensively with a 67 to 48 edge in kills and a .259 to .163 avantage in attack percentage. Freshman Carlie Christensen recorded 12 kills, with only one error in 20 attempts for a .550 attack percentage. She also added a match-high six blocks. Junior Ashley Freeman also hit well with 10 kills and a .400 attack percentage.
The Mavericks will continue NCC action on Saturday when they travel to St. Cloud, Minn. for a 4 p.m. match against St. Cloud State.
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