University of St. Thomas Athletics
Thursday, November 2
St. Paul, Minn.
7:00 p.m. Central
6-18,2-11Summit League
0
vs
3
South Dakota
14-9,8-4Summit League
1
2
3
F
South Dakota
25
25
25
3
St. Thomas (MN)
22
17
15
0
Team Stats
SD
UST
Kills
42
25
Errors
15
23
Attempts
118
122
Hitting %
.229
.016
Points
59.0
36.0
Assists
38
25
Aces
5
4
Blocks
12
7
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
RS
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballOH
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
DS/L
/ Volleyball
Photo by: @julienyungcreative
Gustafson’s double-double not enough during 3-0 loss
11/2/2023 10:02:00 PM | Volleyball
Freshman outside hitter recorded fourth double-double of 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Freshman Ellie Gustafson gathered her fourth double-double of the season on Thursday night as St. Thomas volleyball fell to South Dakota in three sets (22-25, 17-25, 15-25).
Senior Ellie Dammann and freshman Emily Clausen both lead the team with three total blocks each while freshman setter Morgan Kealy paced the squad with 13 assists.
Recap
The Yotes started the match with a 5-1 lead over the Tommies. Sophomore Allie Kopp was able to go on a run of serves bringing St. Thomas back into the lead, 6-5. The Tommies were able to grow the lead to 13-10 with a couple attacking errors by the South Dakota offense. The rest of the set went back-and-forth but the Tommies were not able to secure the last couple points of the set.
The second set started like the first with South Dakota taking an early 4-1 lead. Junior Ava Wild was able to bring St. Thomas back to a tied game at 4-4 with three consecutive points including two kills from the left and right side of the net and a block. The Yotes pulled away from the with a 24-14 lead and closed the set followed three Tommie kills.
St. Thomas was able to keep the Yotes close early in the third set. Two back-to-back aces from libero Ella Voegele brought the Tommies to a 3-1 lead. St. Thomas went back-and-forth with South Dakota up until the Coyotes went on an eight-point run and took the final set of the match.
Top Tommies
Senior Ellie Dammann and freshman Emily Clausen both lead the team with three total blocks each while freshman setter Morgan Kealy paced the squad with 13 assists.
Recap
The Yotes started the match with a 5-1 lead over the Tommies. Sophomore Allie Kopp was able to go on a run of serves bringing St. Thomas back into the lead, 6-5. The Tommies were able to grow the lead to 13-10 with a couple attacking errors by the South Dakota offense. The rest of the set went back-and-forth but the Tommies were not able to secure the last couple points of the set.
The second set started like the first with South Dakota taking an early 4-1 lead. Junior Ava Wild was able to bring St. Thomas back to a tied game at 4-4 with three consecutive points including two kills from the left and right side of the net and a block. The Yotes pulled away from the with a 24-14 lead and closed the set followed three Tommie kills.
St. Thomas was able to keep the Yotes close early in the third set. Two back-to-back aces from libero Ella Voegele brought the Tommies to a 3-1 lead. St. Thomas went back-and-forth with South Dakota up until the Coyotes went on an eight-point run and took the final set of the match.
Top Tommies
- Freshman Ellie Gustafson lead the team in kills with 11 and secured her fourth double-double of the season with 12 digs.
- Junior Ava Wild had four kills on eight attempts and finished with a .375 hitting percentage.
- Freshman Ella Voegele once again led the team in digs with 15 total on the night.
Up Next
The Tommies will play their final home match of the season against the Omaha Mavericks on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 12 p.m. Before the match, the team will be celebrating Senior Day/Parents Day with a ceremony on the court.
The Tommies will play their final home match of the season against the Omaha Mavericks on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 12 p.m. Before the match, the team will be celebrating Senior Day/Parents Day with a ceremony on the court.
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