Kate Lange had 12 kills and Monica Turner had nine kills on just 11 swings as Minnesota Duluth rolled to a 25-14, 25-10,25-21 victory over Sioux Falls in the first round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament on Wednesday night before 552 at Romano Gym.
Sophomore Ashley Hinsch added 32 set assists for the second-ranked Bulldogs, while junior Julie Rainey paced the defense with 15 digs.
Emily Johnson had seven kills and seven digs to lead Sioux Falls (19-12).
UMD advances to play No. 18 Wayne State in the NSIC semifinals at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul.
r UMD's thrilling five-set victory over top-ranked and six-time defending national champion Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday did not have a major impact on this week's NCAA Division II Central Region rankings.
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Central Missouri (29-1) tops the rankings, followed by Concordia (28-2) and UMD (29-2), which moved up one spot from last week. The NSIC has six of the top 10 teams in the region, with the top eight teams advancing to the region playoffs Dec. 5-7. Three teams will receive automatic qualifying bids for winning their respective conference tournaments while the remaining five spots will be awarded on an at-large basis. The NCAA volleyball selection show airs at 6:30 p.m. Monday at ncaa.com.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Bulldogs breeze by Sioux Falls
Kate Lange had 12 kills and Monica Turner had nine kills on just 11 swings as Minnesota Duluth rolled to a 25-14, 25-10, 25-21 victory over Sioux Falls in the first round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament on Wednesday night before 552 at Romano Gym.
Sophomore Ashley Hinsch added 32 set assists for the second-ranked Bulldogs, while junior Julie Rainey paced the defense with 15 digs.
Emily Johnson had seven kills and seven digs to lead Sioux Falls (19-12).
UMD advances to play No. 18 Wayne State in the NSIC semifinals at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul.
* UMD's thrilling five-set victory over top-ranked and six-time defending national champion Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday did not have a major impact on this week's NCAA Division II Central Region rankings.
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Central Missouri (29-1) tops the rankings, followed by Concordia (28-2) and UMD (29-2), which moved up one spot from last week. The NSIC has six of the top 10 teams in the region, with the top eight teams advancing to the region playoffs Dec. 5-7. Three teams will receive automatic qualifying bids for winning their respective conference tournaments while the remaining five spots will be awarded on an at-large basis. The NCAA volleyball selection show airs at 6:30 p.m. Monday at ncaa.com.
