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I would guess recruiting for 2015 is done or close to done. Pryor has all the tools he needs now to fill the gaps. Fraase - Plays middle at Shanley, but I think Pryor will move her to outside since I read a year ago that she has been working on all facets of the game, which means she should be able to dig. Mattson - Plays setter at Grand Rapids. She will back up Griffin. Spacek - Plays middle for Orono, and I think Pryor keeps her there. Dominguez - Plays defensive specialist Place - She will play OH. These freshmen (though probably not Mattson) should be able to push for playing time right away. I see some very good competition amongst teammates for regular spots in the lineup. But that also means we should have very competent back-ups, too. The key to success next year will be setting. Nikki Husfeldt will go down as a legend in this program.

Awesome article. It sounds like we're getting a taller Lexi Robinson. If Sydney Griffin can set, next year's team should be scary good.

I can't find out the tiebreaker procedure if teams split the regular season. Anybody know?

I was not able to make the game tonight, but on the webstream they looked a dominating team on a mission. Very fun to see.

UND takes a 2-0 lead into the intermission against Montana St.

Tonight is probably the best chance for a team to hand ISU a second loss on the conference season. Even so, it's pretty much a lost cause as far as winning/hosting the Big Sky goes for UND this year. ISU would have to lose 3 more times in 4 games, and with the likes of Sac St. and Weber St. on their schedule, I don't see that happening. We can still establish second seed though, which would be a good deal. I would like to stay out of the dogfight of the 3-6 or 4-5 matchup in the conference tourney.

In 2013, I had an email conversation with Laura Anderson at Midco. She told me that in August of that year, MidcoSN would be presenting to DirecTV and Dish, admiting it was a bit of a long shot. So at that time, Midco seemed committed to getting their product out there.

Little bit of a step back in set 3. Let UNC shoot off seven straight to blow a four point lead. Hopefully the girls can finish in four.

One of the best efforts of the year I would say. At least thru two sets. Lexi and Anna look back to their old selves. Julia K with some good swings too.

Northern Colorado went to Portland State last night and swept them. The Bears are really coming on strong, and have already swept UND. Saturday's game will be a big one for UND if they are to remain relevent this season. ISU took a commanding lead in the conference race with a 3-2 win over NAU. Bengals are now 10-1, and virtually a lock to host the tournament.

UND goes on a terror to come back, winning in extra points.

Pretty good set coming out of the break 25-18 UND. Win one more set and the it's back home for 3 in a row.

Tied @ 1-1 at the intermission. Good first set for the girls, but got absolutely smoked in set 2.

ISU may have our number for another year, too, as Tressa Lyman is only a Junior. Janae Vander Ploeg from NAU is also a junior. Countering those two has been / will be Pryor's biggest challenge.

I haven't figured out Pryor for game time coaching yet. He's definitely having trouble with the Robinson/Pioske/Fontes situation that Hardee never had. None of them seem to be the answer, and there's no one on the bench for that position. I hope he's recruiting that position hard.

I'm guessing Pryor figured we could win the game without her, and he needs to get Griffin some playing. I still don't know why he played her in the third set on Thursday though.

I'm not sure what Pryor was up to last night. He pretty much conceded the game after the intermission. Maybe he trying to give his starters a hard lesson in "if you're not going to produce, you're not going to play." He seemed content to watch his team lose.

I have season tickets, and I think the crowd is a little more docile this year. It might because the crowd is missing the big swings from last year. No Munkeby or Parlich, and Robinson and Pioske aren't providing much excitement this year. Dooley is good, but she doesn't swing with authority yet, hopefully that is coming. I'm not writing this season off, but I am excited for Fraase to be here next year.

It appears the game is over. UNC sweep.

Watching UNC game. Video is good, but no audio or scoreboard. We look to be playing pretty badly, but I have no idea what the score is!

Important win since that is the only game we have against Portland St. for the regular season. After the third set I thought "we shouldn't have lost", but after the fourth set I thought "we shouldn't have won!" I guess it all worked out. Nice way to close out the match with some domination.

When it comes the tournament, the divisions don't have anything to do with it. The top eight teams make the tournament, which is hosted by the school with the best overall conference record.

not sure why that would be the case.

you may want to be careful what you wish for - perhaps each team's defense is really strong and created those errors.

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleyball-women/d1 First edition of the season. UND at 112. USD amazingly at 56. With no non-conference games left, I'm guessing our potential to go higher RPI is slim. Anyway, all that really matters now is conference play, and there is a big match-up on Saturday at Idaho St. Early in the season, yes, but since we only play them once, a win for a potential tie-breaker could go a long way. Portland St. gave us some breathing room in the North division by beating Idaho last night, but those South division match-ups are going to be key.