Trojans Volleyball Ends August With 4-2 Record

The Dakota State Volleyball team finished up the month of August with a 4-2 record after splitting their matches this past weekend in the Doane Triangular. 

The Trojans played Doane in the first match of the triangular on Saturday, holding on to a 3-1 match victory. DSU won the first two sets 25-17 and 25-19 before dropping the third set 10-25. They then finished off the match in the fourth set, winning a close one 25-21. 

It was the eighth straight win for DSU in the matches versus the Great Plains Athletic Conference, dating back to last season, and they earned their second win this season over a team that received votes recognition in the NAIA’s Top 25 Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 preseason poll.  

The Trojans earned its first victory over Doane in the all-time series, ending their six-match losing skid in the series meeting (1-6 record).

The second match of the triangular for the Trojans didn’t give them the same success as the first, wrapping up the month of August with a five-set defeat to MidAmerica Nazarene.

DSU dropped the first set 22-25 before coming back in the second to win it 25-15. The Trojans then won a highly competitive third set 29-27. However, they dropped the next two sets 18-25 and 15-10, losing the match in five sets. 

The loss dropped the Trojans to a 4-2 record. 

DSU will play in the College of Saint Mary Labor Day Classic next weekend, facing four opponents from the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The Trojans open the tournament play against Northwestern on Friday at 11am, followed by a match with Dordt at 5pm.