University of St. Thomas Athletics
Thursday, September 26
St. Paul, Minn.
7:00 p.m. Central
8-5,0-1Summit League
1
vs
3
North Dakota State
5-5,1-0Summit League
1
2
3
4
F
North Dakota St.
25
26
25
25
3
St. Thomas (MN)
21
28
18
20
1
Team Stats
NDSU
UST
Kills
67
50
Errors
21
13
Attempts
161
137
Hitting %
.286
.270
Points
85.0
67.0
Assists
61
49
Aces
13
7
Blocks
5
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
S
/ VolleyballOH/RS
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/ Volleyball
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Wetter’s strong night not enough in Tommies 3-1 loss to Bison
9/26/2024 9:48:00 PM | Volleyball
Junior middle blocker hit .565 with one error and six total blocks Thursday night
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Junior Megan Wetter put together a strong night overall as St. Thomas fell during its Summit League opener Thursday night to North Dakota State, 3-1 (21-25, 28-26, 18-25, 20-25). Wetter tied for the team lead with 14 kills and paced the defense with six blocks as the Tommies drop to 8-5 overall and 0-1 in the Summit League.
After an early run by NDSU to start the match, St. Thomas went on a 6-2 run, behind three kills and a solo block from Wetter. Despite the Tommies hitting .367 in set one with three attack errors, the Bison finished with a .379 hitting percentage to hold the lead for the remainder of the game.
St. Thomas flipped the script in set two with the first four points, which began on a block from Addie Schmotzer and Lauren Galvin, to force an NDSU timeout. The Bison scored the next four points but the Purple held the advantage until late in the set. Back-to-back kills from Wetter and Galvin gave the Tommies a 23-21 lead before three straight Bison points brought up set point. A block from Schmotzer and Galvin sparked a late 4-1 run to win the set, which ended on a block from Tezra Rudzitis and Wetter.
Rudzitis opened the third set with St. Thomas' first three points, all kills, before NDSU went on a run for its final lead of the game. After a 7-7 tie, the Bison went on a 10-3 run for a seven-point lead that was extended to a set-high eight, 24-16. The Bison recorded a match-high .417 hitting percentage with just two attack errors en route to taking its second set win.
The late set momentum from NDSU continued into the fourth and final set despite St. Thomas holding an early 5-3 lead. The Bison scored six straight points and held off multiple Tommie runs to lead the rest of the night.
Top Tommies
After an early run by NDSU to start the match, St. Thomas went on a 6-2 run, behind three kills and a solo block from Wetter. Despite the Tommies hitting .367 in set one with three attack errors, the Bison finished with a .379 hitting percentage to hold the lead for the remainder of the game.
St. Thomas flipped the script in set two with the first four points, which began on a block from Addie Schmotzer and Lauren Galvin, to force an NDSU timeout. The Bison scored the next four points but the Purple held the advantage until late in the set. Back-to-back kills from Wetter and Galvin gave the Tommies a 23-21 lead before three straight Bison points brought up set point. A block from Schmotzer and Galvin sparked a late 4-1 run to win the set, which ended on a block from Tezra Rudzitis and Wetter.
Rudzitis opened the third set with St. Thomas' first three points, all kills, before NDSU went on a run for its final lead of the game. After a 7-7 tie, the Bison went on a 10-3 run for a seven-point lead that was extended to a set-high eight, 24-16. The Bison recorded a match-high .417 hitting percentage with just two attack errors en route to taking its second set win.
The late set momentum from NDSU continued into the fourth and final set despite St. Thomas holding an early 5-3 lead. The Bison scored six straight points and held off multiple Tommie runs to lead the rest of the night.
Top Tommies
- Megan Wetter led the Tommies in kills for the first time this season with 14, tying a season high set Sept. 20 against Chicago State, and led in blocks for the ninth time with six, three solo and three assisted. She finished with only one attack error on 23 total attacks for a career-high .565 hitting percentage. Wetter finished with a team-best 19.5 points along with one service ace and one assist.
- Morgan Kealy has led St. Thomas in assists in every match this season, adding 43 on Thursday night. She again recorded a double-double with 10 digs, now marking seven double-doubles over the last eight matches. Kealy is now up to nine on the season and 17 in her career.
- Tezra Rudzitis tied Wetter for the team lead with 14 kills as she added two blocks. Four Tommies finished with double digit digs, including Ella Voegele with a team-high 15, Allie Kopp with 11, and Lauren Galvin and Kealy with 10 each. Addie Schmotzer followed Wetter with four blocks, all assisted.
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The Purple travel to Omaha, Neb., on Saturday, Sept. 28 to take on Omaha with a first serve time of 3 p.m.
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