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Blair, Nebraska ~ The Dana College volleyball team dropped a pair of conference matches over the weekend.  Dana lost a 3-0 decision to fifteenth rated Morningside College 25-14, 25-13, 25-15.  On Saturday, Dana dropped a five set match to Dakota Wesleyan 3-2 (25-16, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 19-17)/

 

On Friday, Dana travelled to Sioux City, Iowa to square off against Morningside College. The fifteenth rated Mustangs feature two transfer players from NCAA Division I and II programs.  Megan Higgins (SO, Council Bluffs, Iowa) led the Vikings with six kills on 18 attempts.  Kali Brayfield (JR, Elkhorn, Iowa) and Stephanie Connell (SO, Harlan, Iowa) each had four kills.  Connell also had five defensive digs and seven set assists.  Nichole Elwood (SR, Fremont, Neb.) led the team with eight set assists.

 

Dana travelled to Mitchell, South Dakota on Saturday to face off against Dakota Wesleyan University.  The Vikings looked to make quick work of the Tigers with a 25-16 first set win.  DWU rallied to take games two and four 25-20 and 25-23.  The fifth set was a back-and-forth battle, but the Tigers clawed their way to a 19-17 win.  Kali Brayfield led Dana with 18 kills, two blocks, and five block assists.  Lacie Greiner had 17 kills.  Megan Higgins added 11 kills.  Stephanie Connell had 37 set assists, two service aces, and 16 defensive digs.  Erin Shanahan (SO, Omaha, Neb.) had 16 defensive digs and four aces.  Nicole Venditte (JR, Omaha, Neb.) had one service aces and 11 defensive digs.  Amberly Heslinga (SO, Shenandoah, Iowa) had 11 digs.

 

The Vikings are now 11-12 overall and 2-4 in conference play.  Morningside is in second place in the GPAC standings with a 6-1 record and 20-3 overall.  Dakota Wesleyan improved to 10-11 overall and 2-4 in conference play.  Dana travels to Seward, Nebraska on Wednesday to play Concordia.  The Bulldogs are 4-15 overall and 1-5 in conference.

 

For Complete Match Stats against Morningside:  http://www.dana.edu/volleyball/2008season/danmor.htm

 

For Complete Match Stats against Dakota Wesleyan:

http://www.dana.edu/volleyball/2008season/dandwu.htm


 

 

 

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