Purdue Fort Wayne
North Dakota State
'Dons Corral Bison in Four
9/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 22, 2007
Fort Wayne, IN - The IPFW Mastodons hosted their first Summit League conference match on Saturday night at the Gates Center. IPFW dropped game one, but corralled the Bison, taking the next three, 3-1.
The Mastodons defeated the Bison, 24-30, 30-27, 30-25, 30-28.
The Bison started off game one ahead 3-1 before the 'Dons tied the match at six. North Dakota State would pull ahead by two at 7-9 and would continue to hold a slight lead until 17-22 when the Bison would rally, taking game one, 24-30.
Game two would not start off in the 'Dons favor, but a run would tie the match at 13. A kill by Cynara Martins would give IPFW their first lead of game two at the 14-13 mark. The 'Dons would go up by five at 21-16 on a service ace by Jessica Dominiak. The Bison would come within two at 27-25 before IPFW went on a 3-2 run for the game, 30-27.
The Mastodons would roll in game three, taking a 12-5 lead. Another kill by Martins would put IPFW ahead 20-13. The Bison would try to fight back, but the 'Dons would go ahead and take game three, 30-25.
IPFW would again start off with a great run, taking a 20-11 lead. The Bison weren't going down without a fight, tying the match at 28. The 'Dons would take the next two points and the match, 30-28.
The Mastodons were led by Martins with 18 kills.
Jessica Miller had a double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs. Miller aced the Bison six times.
Rebekah Roehm knocked down 11 kills for the night.
Peachy Jankowski led IPFW with 19 digs. Dominiak dished out 47 assists. Taryn Parker led IPFW at the net with two block solos and two block assists.
The Bison had three ladies with double-doubles. Kelly Lopez had 17 kills and 22 digs, Christy Stuewe had 10 kills and 17 digs and Mattie Johnson had 46 assists and 20 digs.
Brooke VandenBergh also hit double-digit kills with 16 for the Bison. Kari Fagan added 15 digs.
The Mastodons (7-6, 1-2 Summit League) will host Oakland University tomorrow at 3 PM in the Gates Center.
~Dons~
