NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. -- Bismarck State volleyball opened its 2026 season with a straight-set victory over Haskell (Kan.) on Friday morning, kicking off the Siouxland Invitational with a 25-21, 25-10, 25-21 win at the CNOS Fieldhouse. Perfectly balanced as all things should be, they end their day 1-1 with a 3-3 record in sets played after dropping their second match of the day to Dordt (Iowa) 0-3.
GAME ONE vs HASKELL (Kan.)
Bismarck State (3) 25 25 25
Haskell (0) 21 10 21
The Mystics recorded their first win of the season in dominant fashion, hitting .245 as a team compared to Haskell's .031 clip. BSC out-killed the Braves 45-21 and out-dug them 53-34 in the win. They wasted little time finding their footing, closing out the first set behind a balanced attack before pulling away for a lopsided 25-10 second-set win. Haskell battled back to make the third set competitive, but BSC closed it out to complete the sweep.
- Mystics Key Performers
- Reese Duchsherer led all players with 18 kills on .316 hitting for a team-high 20.0 points, adding seven digs on the defensive end
- Aislyn Hogan directed the offense with 38 assists to go with three service aces, eight digs and two block assists
- Jordyn Rood was efficient in her BSC debut, tallying eight kills on just one error (.583) for 8.5 points
- Piper Harris paced the back row with 16 digs
- Jordyn Rossow added five kills and 5.5 points off the bench
- Game Notes
- BSC finished with six team aces and six block assists compared to Haskell's five aces and four block assists
- The Mystics committed just 19 hitting errors on 106 attempts. Their .245 clip was well clear of Haskell's .031
- First sweep for BSC since their 3-0 win against Bethany (Kan.) on Aug. 23, 2025, the only straight-set win for them last season.
GAME TWO vs DORDT (Iowa)
Dordt (3) 25 25 25
Bismarck State (0) 13 16 20
The Mystics couldn't keep pace with Dordt in the second match of the day, dropping a straight-set decision to fall to 1-1 on the young season. Dordt improved to 2-0 on the day after also sweeping Valley City State (N.D.) earlier Friday. BSC hit -.049 as a team against a Dordt squad that hit .185, with the Mystics showing the most fight in the third set before the Defenders closed it out 25-20.
- Mystics Key Performers
- Reese Duchsherer led BSC with five kills and 6.0 points, adding four digs and a service ace
- Aislyn Hogan ran the offense with 16 assists to go with three kills and two solo blocks
- Jordyn Rood hit .400 on three kills without an attack error
- Piper Harris paced the defense with nine digs
- Ashlee Stanger added three kills for 3.0 points
- Game Notes
- Dordt out-killed the Mystics 37-21 and finished with 10 service aces to BSC's three
Up Next: Saturday at the Siouxland Invitational
BSC closes out the Siouxland Invitational Saturday with another pair of matches at the CNOS Fieldhouse, facing Clarke (Iowa) at 10 a.m. and Briar Cliff (Iowa) at 2 p.m.
Clarke enters the matchup 0-2 on the season after dropping straight-set decisions to Dickinson State (N.D.) and Morningside (Iowa) on Friday. Briar Cliff, meanwhile, sits at 2-1 after opening the season Aug. 15 with a 3-0 win over Peru State (Neb.) and a 2-3 loss to Avila (Mo.), then defeating Mayville State (N.D.) 3-1 on Friday; the Chargers are also scheduled to face Bethel (Kan.) later Friday before meeting BSC.
The Mystics will look to bounce back from Friday's split and finish the tournament on a high note, before returning home for their highly anticipated home opener on Aug. 29.
Junior Varsity
The junior varsity volleyball team also competed Friday in North Sioux City, marking the first matches in their program's history. They will retain their all time undefeated record, taking down both the JV teams of both Briar Cliff (Iowa) and Concordia (Neb.).
Bismarck State (2) 25 22 16
Briar Cliff (1) 23 25 14
Bismarck State (2) 25 25
Concordia (0) 23 19
They play Morningside's (Iowa) JV team Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.
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