The Montana State University-Northern women's volleyball team battled Dakota State University in a five-set Frontier Conference matchup Saturday evening, but the Trojans came away with a 3-2 victory at the DSU Fieldhouse.
The Skylights fell 25-17, 22-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-13 in a hard-fought contest that featured multiple momentum swings.
Northern moved to 10-16 overall and 6-14 in Frontier Conference play, while Dakota State improved to 17-9 overall and 14-6 in conference action.
The Skylights responded after dropping the opening set, taking the second set 25-22. Northern put together a strong late rally, scoring eight consecutive points to overcome a 21-16 deficit and even the match at one set apiece.
Dakota State regained the lead with a 25-15 win in the third set, but Northern answered once again. The Skylights recorded 17 kills while committing just two attack errors in the fourth set, earning a 25-22 victory to force a deciding fifth set.
Northern continued to battle in the fifth set, keeping the score close throughout the deciding frame. The Skylights held a 13-11 advantage late, but Dakota State responded with four consecutive points to close out the match, taking the set 15-13.
Caleigh Case led the Northern offense with an impressive performance, recording 16 kills while hitting .522.
Macy Uffelman and
Josie Hasler each added 14 kills. Uffelman also contributed 22 digs, while Hasler finished with 17 digs.
Kendall Scheffelmear added 10 kills while hitting .310.
Addison Falls Down paced the offense with 26 assists and added 18 digs, while
Emily Bird recorded 23 assists and 19 digs.
Kambria Maloy led all players defensively with 25 digs.
As a team, Northern finished with 62 kills, 56 assists and 113 digs. The Skylights also recorded six blocks and held a slight advantage in digs over Dakota State, which finished with 109.
Dakota State was led by Kaedyn Sapp with 24 kills, while Tristyn Maras added 15.
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