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George Hartmann
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Winner Western Illinois WIU 2-24, 1-12 SL
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North Dakota State NDSU 7-17, 5-8 SL
Winner
Western Illinois WIU
2-24, 1-12 SL
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Final
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North Dakota State NDSU
7-17, 5-8 SL
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Western Illinois WIU 26 23 25 25 (3)
North Dakota State NDSU 24 25 21 19 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Leathernecks Trample Bison 3-1 In Fargo

Grove notched a season-high 28 digs

FARGO, N.D.- Western Illinois halted its skid against the North Dakota State Bison tonight (Nov. 2) on the road by taking the final road match of the season, 3-1. The win marks the first Summit League victory of the season and the first in 24 matches.

After less than 24 hours off, the Leathernecks come out strong in the first set as they pulled ahead 7-5. WIU took advantage of a 3-0 scoring run, aided by a Madeline Dieter kill, to take a 13-9 lead. After Western Illinois forced a bison timeout to go up 15-11, the North Dakota State stampeded back to take a 21-19 advantage. Headlined by two aces from Jaime Johnson, the Leathernecks forced another North Dakota State timeout with the set tied at 23. With the score knotted at 24, an attacking error from the Bison and a kill from Emma Norris gave the Leathernecks a 26-24 set win.

Neither team took more than a one-point lead in the second set until North Dakota State captured a 13-11 lead. The Bison forced a Leatherneck timeout after going up 17-14, but Western Illinois was not discouraged.  The Purple and Gold battled in the game and tied the score at 23 points apiece. The Bison took the last two points of the set to tie the match at one game.

Western Illinois bounced back quickly in the third set, after capturing a 9-5 lead and turning it into a 14-8 advantage. Down six, North Dakota State was forced to take a timeout.  The Leathernecks forced NDSU to take its second timeout of the set after Patenaude recorded a kill to put WIU up 22-19. The Bison were able to pull within one, but the Leathernecks corralled the Bison run and took the set 25-21 to go up 2-1.

Carrying the momentum from the third set, the Leathernecks came out on fire in the fourth set. WIU took a lightning-quick 8-1 lead and forced an NDSU timeout. The Bison battled back to force a Leatherneck timeout after trimming the lead to 12-8. The Leathernecks continued to roll in the set and stifled two runs from North Dakota State. The Leathernecks captured six of the last nine points to win the fourth set 25-19.

The win is the first since sweeping Fairleigh Dickinson on Aug. 24 and is the first road victory for the Leathernecks this season. Sanders and Steckler each recorded 12 kills to lead the squad while Claire Grove recorded a season-high 28 digs.

The Leathernecks welcome Omaha inside of Western Hall on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m.
   
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