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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Women’s Vs. Purdue University Fort Wayne

The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team closed out its home schedule Saturday, falling 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-23), to Purdue Fort Wayne in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks (14-16 overall, 6-8 in the Summit League) have just one match remaining the regular season, holding the sixth-and-final spot that qualifies them for the conference’s postseason tournament entering the …


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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. Western Carolina University And Louisiana Tech University

The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team swept Western Carolina University (25-19, 25-19, 25-16) and Louisiana Tech University (25-17, 25-16, 25-17) on Saturday to clinch the title of the UND Classic, its sixth championship since 2011. Eastern Washington, Western Carolina and Louisiana Tech will each all play at least one match today to determine the final placings of the teams. UND …


RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. Eastern Washington University

The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team won its home opener Thursday afternoon with a 3-0 sweep (25-10, 25-20, 25-12) of Eastern Washington University (3-1) in the first match of the UND Classic in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks were led by Jordan Vail, who had a career-high 16 kills, a career-high eight block assists and a solo …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. Montana State

The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to five with a 25-17, 25-11, 25-12 win Thursday night over Montana State in Big Sky Conference play in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks were led by junior Julia Kaczorowska, who had 13 kills on just 22 swings without an error. Tamara Merseli and Ashley Brueggeman each added eight kills, while Sydney Griffin …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — University Of North Dakota Vs. Sacramento State

The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team defeated Sacramento State 3-2 on Thursday night in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, handing the California school its first Big Sky Conference loss. UND had five players in double figures in kills led by senior Chelsea Moser’s 18. Julia Kaczorowska had 13 kills, while Ashley Brueggeman added a career-high 12. Also in double figures were …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Women’s Volleyball, University of North Dakota Vs. University of Idaho, November 12, 2015

The University of North Dakota woman’s volleyball team, behind record-setting  McKenzie Hart, defeated Big Sky Conference leader Idaho 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-22) on Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Hart, a senior from Langdon, N.D., set a UND digs record with her 24 against the Vandals. She is now at 1,759, passing Lindsay Vortherms. UND was led on offense by Courtney Place …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Women’s Volleyball, University of North Dakota 3, North Dakota State University 0

If you are a University of North Dakota women’s volleyball fan and attended Tuesday night’s match with North Dakota State University in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, you didn’t go home disappointed. A near-capacity crowd (2,232) saw UND hand the Bison a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-19) loss to up its record to 4-2 against NDSU in the Division I era. With …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Big Sky Volleyball, University of North Dakota 3, Montana State 1, October 3, 2015

The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team defeated Montana State on Saturday afternoon in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, running its home winning streak to 11. UND lost the first game 25-27 before reeling off three straight wins (25-21, 25-22, 25-19). The home win streak is its longest since UND joined the Big Sky Conference. Freshman Courtney Place had 14 kills and added a career-best 15 …

RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Big Sky Volleyball, University of North Dakota 3, Montana 0, October 1, 2015

The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team ran its home winning streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory over the University of Montana in a Big Sky matchup Thursday in Betty Engelstad Arena. UND won 25-23, 25-18 and 25-20 to up its record to 13-6 (2-1 in conference). Montana fell to 4-11 and 0-3 overall. UND’s middles, Faith Dooley and Chelsea …