Big Sky Tourney 2016

[SiouxVolley]

Much better play by all the team tonight.  

Looking for a repeat of UND's Big win in Flagstaff.  That might have been their most impressive game.

[teamsioux]

10 in a row since the meltdown at ISU. 30-3 in sets in those 10 matches!!!

[geaux_sioux]

Great job ladies. I'm going to do my best to get to the match tomorrow.

[geaux_sioux]

7 hours ago, Dustin said:

Easy solution - go the VB game first, which takes 1.5 hours roughly, and then you've still got plenty of hockey time left after that.

Hmmm womens volleyball or women's hockey...... I'll take volleyball all day.

[teamsioux]

Moser seemed to have lots more spring with her leg issue but Fraase was moving pretty gingerly with what seems to be a back issue.

[southpaw]

5 hours ago, Stromer said:

His cheerleading for WH during the sports cutting discussion was embarrassing. If people really cared about seeing Olympians in action, they wouldn't need $1 tickets to draw them in.

And that has to do with your original post how?

[Dustin]

Attendance was just slightly higher, but the game very much had a tournament atmosphere. Hoping for big crowd tonight with no football, MH on the road, and WH done right before VB starts. 

[Smoggy]

Either we always report higher attendance than is actually there or this was underreported, because seemed to be around 1000.

Anyone have ideas on other Big Sky tourney averages?

[Oxbow6]

If #13 and #7 bring their A games tonight this one shouldn't be real close.

[homer]

17 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

Either we always report higher attendance than is actually there or this was underreported, because seemed to be around 1000.

Anyone have ideas on other Big Sky tourney averages?

I was wondering how much the Big Sky takes of the gate.  I imagine they take some so there would likely be under reporting by the host school.  

[SWSiouxMN]

A question for if UND wins tonight, will that be the first time ever it made the NCAA at any level in volleyball?

Edit: Found my own answer, looks like twice back in the D-2 era with the last in 2003

[Stromer]

Seems like the folks of Grand Forks got the message about showing up tonight. #ThumbsUp

[SWSiouxMN]

Syd slams it home for the Set win for UND! 25-22 in set 1

[Stromer]

UND takes set 1!! 2 more to go.

[SWSiouxMN]

UND up 15-13 in set 2. TO NAU

[SWSiouxMN]

First to 20, 20-15 UND.  #13 and #7 have been good, but #18 and #4 have them guessing right now

[SWSiouxMN]

tip kill by Merseli gives UND set 2! 25-20

[nodakvindy]

I know Griffin was mvp but Merseli is the straw that stirs the drink.  i think she is best all around player in the league.

1 set to go for the dance.

[SiouxVolley]

Dooley got her 1000th kill of her career!

[SiouxVolley]

4 minutes ago, nodakvindy said:

I know Griffin was mvp but Merseli is the straw that stirs the drink.  i think she is best all around player in the league.

1 set to go for the dance.

Griffin, Dooley, and Moser are an outstanding core, but Merseli sets us apart and put us at the top.  A weapon that we didn't have last year and really didn't come into her own until the second half of the conference season.  Bruggeman is another straw now too as she plays like she has experience.

[SWSiouxMN]

Freshman is stepping up huge, Ashley has had a great game so far

[nodakvindy]

Hopefully she opens a Serb pipeline for us.  its a nice little bonus recruiting pocket much like our Brazilian swimmers were for years.  they come with outstanding fundamentals.

[SWSiouxMN]

looking good in set 3, up 13-8.  TO NAU

[SWSiouxMN]

NAU coach not happy with a couple of calls, burns his last TO

16-10 UND

[SWSiouxMN]

UND first to 20

its really looking good right now