WOLVES DOMINATE MORRIS

Oct. 2, 2001

Northern State blanked Minnesota-Morris 3-0 (30-23, 30-16, 31-29) Tuesday night in Aberdeen.

Tschetter and Van Emmerik ready for a UM-Morris serve.

For the second straight match, the Wolves (10-7 overall, 4-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) scored easy wins in the first two games but were forced to come back in the third to complete the sweep. The Cougars led by as many as 24-17 and had several chances to prolong the match, leading 29-26. But a Northern side-out put the ball into the capable service hands of junior Stephanie Tschetter (Huron, S.D.), who served the last four points to give Northern the sweep.

The Wolves pounded out 12 aces on the night, including three apiece by Tschetter and senior Beth Van Emmerik (Gillette, Wyo.). Meanwhile, the team's 21 total blocks on the night helped lower UMC's team hitting percentage to just .090.

Junior middle blocker Christi Lucas (White, S.D.) led the way with 10 kills on a .429 hitting clip. Senior middle Shanna Dahl (St. Cloud, Minn.) had a match-high five blocks, while Tschetter had a match-high nine digs to lead the Wolves defensively. Setters Tara Sauter (sophomore, Belle Plaine, Minn.) and Lindsey Ono (freshman, Omaha, Neb.) combined for 30 assists on the night.

UMM (5-13, 0-5 NSIC) was led by Jenna Maki's 13 kills.