Vikings take #21 Montana Tech to 5 video games however come up simply brief.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Valley City State performed Montana Tech proper down the wire earlier than falling to the Orediggers in 5 units. Tech gained. 3-2 (24-26, 25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 15-12). It was the second time this season that the Vikings took a ranked crew to 5 units. They dropped a five-setter to #7 Northwestern earlier this season.

After the 2 groups alternated factors early on, the Vikings used a three-point run to take a four-point lead. A kill by Ellie Lucas and back-to-back assault errors by Tech’s Talan Dodson, gave Valley City State a 8-4 lead. The Diggers got here again with a 7-2 run to take the lead at 11-10. An ace by Austin Long capped the run. Valley City State would retake the lead after a kill by Rosie Anderson would make it 12-11 Vikings. The two groups would alternate the following six factors till Montana Tech scored two in a row to get the lead again 16-15.  A service error by Tech’s Emmy Green would tie the set at 16 solely to have a Sophie Madsen give the Orediggers the lead again together with her solely kill of the set. A block by Macy Fridgen and Morgan Freije began the Vikings on a 4-0 run to take the lead. A block by Danielle Hagler capped the run, making the rating 20-17 Valley City State. The back-and-forth recreation continued because the Diggers used a 5-2 run to tie the set at 22. But Valley City would finish the set with a 4-2 run, together with the final two factors. A kill and a block by Freije and gave the set to Valley City State 26-24.

The second set regarded prefer it was going to be extra of the identical. The two groups traded factors then with the rating tied at 7-7, Valley City State made a transfer. Kills by Ellie Lucas, Freije, and Gracie Schumacher, gave Valley City State a10-7 lead. But the Orediggers would go on an 11-2, together with six factors in a row, run to take management of the set. A kill by Tech’s Madison Biery made it 18-12 Orediggers. The Vikings reduce that in half with two unforced errors by the diggers and two kills by Danielle Hagler to make the rating 19-16. The Diggers would finish the set on a 6-1 run to take the set 25-17.

Set three was one other set with ebbs and flows. An assault error by Tech’s Madsen tied the set at 5 and began the Vikings on a 6-0 run. Gracie Schumacher had a kill and two assists throughout the run. Emma Lucas’ kill made it 10-5 Vikings. The Orediggers then went on their very own. 6-0 run to retake the lead at 11-10. The two groups would trip for the following a number of factors. Hagler’s third kill of the set made the rating 14-13 Tech. The subsequent a number of factors can be two for me, two for you. A Freije kill would finish that back-and-forth, making the rating 18-17. Valley City State regained the lead with a 6-2 run. Eden Carrier had three kills within the run for the Vikings. An unforced error by the Diggers made it 23-20 Valley City State. But the 21^st ranked crew within the nation would rating the following three factors to tie it at 23. But the Vikings would get a kill by Freije, her fourth of the set, to go up 24-23. Then an assault error on the Diggers gave VCSU the set 25-23.

Montana Tech would ship the match to a fifth set with a giant fourth set. A block by Freije and Carrier tied the set at 5. But Talon Dodson and Kinnidi Willmore would lead the Orediggers on a 13-4 run to take management of the set. Each would have three kills within the run. But back-to-back unforced errors by the Vikings would finish the run, making it 18-9 Montana Tech. The closest the Vikings would get the rests of the way in which was seven factors at 18-11. The Orediggers would finish the set on a 7-3 run to win it 25-14.

In the decisive fifth set, the Vikings received off to a superb begin. A kill by Macy Fridgen would give VCSU a 5-2 lead. A 5-1 run by Montana Tech would give them the lead again at 7-6. A 4-1 run by the Vikings would give them a two-point lead. Freije had back-to-back kills to make it 10-8 VCSU. But the Orediggers would finish the set on a 7-2 run with Willmore getting three kills, the final two in row to finish the set 15-12.

Danielle Hagler and Morgan Freije had an amazing match. Hagler had a crew excessive 14 kills and a .357 hitting proportion. Freije had eleven kills and a .391 hitting proportion. Emma Lucas had eight kills, Rosie Anderson had seven, Macy Fridgen had six and Eden Carrier had 5. Madden Bogenreif had 25 assists and Gracie Schumacher had 24 together with eight digs. JayCee Richter had a recreation excessive 26 digs and Delani Clarke added 16. At the web, Freije had six blocks (2 solo, 4 assisted) and Fridgen chipped in three (1 solo, 2 assisted).

The Vikings are 3-5 total and 1-2 within the Frontier Conference. Montana Tech is now 6-2 total and 2-0 within the convention.

UP NEXT: The Vikings now embark on an extended with 4 matches in seven days all in Montana. Next weekend they’re at Montana State-Northern on Friday, September 12^th then at #5 Providence on Saturday, September 13^th.