Rocky Volleyball wrapped up its weekend road trip Saturday afternoon, falling in four sets to Bismarck State after the Mystics pulled away with a late offensive surge.
How it happened
The opening set developed into a grueling, back-and-forth marathon. After Bismarck State jumped out to an early 10-6 lead, neither side led by more than three points the rest of the way. Josie West secured back-to-back kills to put Rocky on the brink of taking the frame at 25-24, but two late attack errors flipped set point back to the Mystics. Bismarck State ultimately survived the extra-points battle to claim a dramatic 30-28 victory.
Carrying momentum from their opening-set thriller, the Mystics seized control early in the second frame. Bismarck State closed with a dominant 5-1 run to win 25-15 and take a two-set lead.
Rocky responded with its finest volleyball of the weekend in the third set. Delivering an efficient .324 hitting percentage with only a single attack error, the Battlin' Bears dictated the pace from start to finish to cruise to a 25-19 victory and extend the match.
The Mystics quickly regrouped in the fourth set to finalize the victory. Bismarck State hit a blistering .667 as a team to put away the Battlin' Bears and complete the four-set win.
Notable statistics
Josie West paced the Rocky offense with a season-high 14 kills. Kristyn Mentink directed the attack with 23 assists and seven digs, while Zoey Albert anchored the backline with a team-high 20 digs.
Bismarck State held the edge in overall efficiency, outhitting Rocky .229 to .108 while winning the battle at the net with a 57-42 advantage in total kills.
Reese Duchscherer led the effort for the Mystics, recording a double-double with 14 kills and 15 digs.
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