OMAHA, Neb. - The Mavericks took down North Dakota State and North Dakota in their final home matches. The Mavericks keep the top spot in the Summit League standings as they hold a 13-1 conference record. Omaha hits the road for the remainder of the regular season as they take on South Dakota State on Thursday at 7 p.m. and continue with South Dakota on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Quick Hits
• Omaha wins two more games in three-sets, pushing the win streak to seven games.
• Omaha held both North Dakota State and North Dakota to negative hitting percentages as a team (NDSU: -.020, UND: -.019)
• Ruch recorded a career high nine blocks against North Dakota and picked up her first Defensive Player of the Week honor. She also led the team with 10 kills on a .769 hitting percentage in the match against North Dakota State.
• McCormick tallied a double-double against North Dakota State with 10 kills and 10 digs.
• Clarkson put up 64 assists between the two matches.
• Mountjoy led the defense with 21 digs against the Fighting Hawks.
• Centeno notched a career high seven aces against North Dakota State and put up 14 digs.
Scouting the South Dakota State Jackrabbits
The Jackrabbits are 16-9 overall and 8-6 in league play. They are coming into the match with a four-game win streak, including wins over Oral Roberts, Kansas City, St. Thomas and Western Illinois.
Jackrabbits To Watch
• Crystal Burk- Leads the team in kills (364) and aces (28) on the season. She leads the league in kills with an average 3.83 kills per set.
• Tatum Pickar- Leads the team in digs (288) and runs the back row averaging 4.00 digs per set.
• Ella Thompson- The middle leads the team in total blocks (87.0). She tallied 10 blocks over the last two games.
Scouting the South Dakota Coyotes
South Dakota had a road series in which they won a three-set match against Western Illinois and a four-set match against St. Thomas. South Dakota holds a 15-8 overall record and 12-2 conference record. The Coyotes are currently 9-0 at home heading into the week.
Coyotes To Watch
• Elizabeth Juhnke- Leads the team in kills and comes in second in the league (331). She is averaging 3.76 kills per set and has put up double-digit kills for the past seven games
• Lolo Weideman- Leads the team in digs (404) and ranks second in the league with 4.59 digs per set.
• Madison Jurgens- Leads the team in assists (908) and aces (33). She comes in third in the league in both categories. She recorded a double-double against Western Illinois (11/4/21) with 42 assists and 12 digs.
