DENVER – Raegen Reilly notched a double-double as NDSU dropped a 3-0 decision at Denver on Saturday afternoon.
With the loss, NDSU falls to 11-16 (5-10 Summit), while Denver improves to 21-3 (12-2 Summit) on the season.
Reilly contributed her sixth double-double of the season with a match-high 21 assists and 13 digs. She also added three kills, three blocks and one service ace to her stat line. Taylor Quan also totaled 13 digs on the defensive end, while Syra Tanchin connected on a team-high eight kills.
NDSU and Denver battled through the opening set until the Bison assembled a 3-0 run to lock the score, 16-16, following back-to-back kills from Tanchin. The Pioneers responded with three unanswered points of their own to open up a 23-18 edge and force a Bison timeout. Denver held off NDSU the rest of way to win the set, 25-21.
The Bison took advantage of attack errors to jump out to a 7-5 lead in the second frame. Both teams then settled in until Kirstin Tidd connected on a kill to tie the contest, 22-22. However, the Pioneers answered right back with a momentum-swinging 3-0 run to win the set, 25-22.
The Pioneers carried the energy over into the third set building a 13-8 advantage by the midway point. The Bison attempted to spark a comeback after a kill from Tidd and an attack error to pull back within two, 18-16. The Pioneers put match out of reach closing the contest on a 7-1 run to win the frame, 25-17, and the match, 3-0.
NDSU will be back in action next Saturday at North Dakota (1-26, 0-15 Summit). First serve is set for 7:00 p.m.
*Myles Johnson, AP
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