Bismarck State College Mystics Athletics

HAVRE, Mont. -- Bismarck State volleyball fell 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-16) to MSU-Northern on Friday night in Havre, Mont.

The loss drops BSC to 10-13 overall and 8-10 in Frontier Conference play and snaps a two-match winning streak. MSU-Northern improves to 9-14 overall and 5-12 in the Frontier. The teams split the season series after the Mystics won the first meeting 3-0 on Sept. 19.

Set One: Skylights Edge Mystics in a Close One

The set was tied nine times with five lead changes. The Mystics led 14-12, but MSU-Northern scored seven straight points, two of them aces by Kambria Maloy, to lead 19-14. Bismarck State answered with six of the next seven points, including three straight kills by Ellie Baumstarck, to tie it at 20-20, and the Mystics later led 25-24. The Skylights won the final three points, finishing with an attack error blocked by Kendall Scheffelmear and Josie Hasler, to take a 27-25 win. MSU-Northern hit .111 in the set to BSC's .086.

Set Two: Skylights Pull Away Late

The set was tied nine times with three lead changes. Bismarck State led 14-9 after three kills in four rallies by Jordyn Rossow, but MSU-Northern scored seven of the next nine points, two on Maloy aces, to tie it at 16-16. After a 19-19 tie, the Skylights won six of the last seven points to take the set 25-20. BSC hit .037 in the set (12 kills, 10 errors) to MSU-Northern's .149.

Set Three: Maloy's Serve Seals It

Bismarck State led 8-5 after three straight points, but MSU-Northern scored five straight to take a 10-8 lead. The Mystics cut it to 14-13 with three straight points, but the Skylights scored seven straight, the last five on Maloy's serve, to lead 22-14 and closed out a 25-16 win. BSC hit .058 in the set to MSU-Northern's .173.

Mystics Key Performers

• Ellie Baumstarck led the way with a team-high 10.0 points, hitting .438 with 8 kills and 3 blocks (one solo, two assists)
• McKenna Brendel added 8 kills and a block assist for 8.5 points
• Reese Duchsherer contributed 8 kills and 12 digs for 8.5 points
• Jordyn Rood had 6 kills and 4 block assists for 8.0 points
• Jordyn Rossow added 6 kills in two sets for 6.5 points
• Piper Harris paced the defense with a team-high 25 digs
• Aubrey Flynn added 20 digs
• Aislyn Hogan ran the offense with 22 assists and 14 digs, while Aspen Roaldson added 7 assists

Game Notes

• Bismarck State hit .061 as a team (38 kills, 28 errors, 164 attempts). MSU-Northern hit .144 (38 kills, 16 errors, 153 attempts)
• MSU-Northern out-aced the Mystics 7-2, with Maloy serving five aces
• The match featured 20 ties and nine lead changes, including nine ties in each of the first two sets
• The Mystics drop to 2-7 on the road this season

Looking Ahead

The Mystics return to the Bavendick Center for the final home weekend of the regular season:

• Friday, Oct. 30 -- vs. Valley City State - 6 p.m. // Bavendick Center. 8-16, 6-11 Frontier (8th), defeated BSC 3-2 in previous meeting
• Saturday, Oct. 31 -- vs. Mayville State - 2 p.m. // Bavendick Center (Graduate/Senior Day). 2-20, 2-15 Frontier (12th), defeated BSC 3-1 in previous meeting

Then BSC closes the regular season on the road:

• Thursday, Nov. 5 -- at Carroll (Mont.) - 7 p.m. CT // 6 p.m. MT // Helena, Mont. 15-9, 10-7 Frontier (6th), lost to BSC 3-0 in previous meeting
• Friday, Nov. 6 -- at Rocky Mountain (Mont.) - 7 p.m. CT // 6 p.m. MT // Billings, Mont. 5-16, 3-14 Frontier (11th), lost to BSC 3-1 in previous meeting

The eight-team Frontier Conference Tournament begins with quarterfinals on Thursday, Nov. 12, in Helena, Mont.

See the volleyball schedule for more information on how to watch, follow and attend the upcoming matches.
 

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