Bison Volleyball

NDSU Volleyball Bringing The Energy into New Season

Bison had first practice with season starting in 10 days

FARGO, N.D — Just over two weeks away from North Dakota State volleyball bumping, setting and spiking their way into a new season. It all gets going with four non-conference tournaments starting August 26th. Head coach Jen Lopez brings back a veteran team consisting of four seniors and five juniors. After practice number one, the energy brought to the gym…

NDSU Volleyball Wins in Straight Sets Over UND

NDSU wins on the home court 3-0

FARGO, N.D.   –  (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State volleyball team rolled past North Dakota, 3-0, on Saturday night at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. With the win, NDSU improves to 9-12 (3-6 Summit), while North Dakota falls to 1-20 (0-9 Summit) on the season. Ali Hinze logged her third straight double-double with 17 digs and 10 kills. Raegen Reilly also posted…

NDSU Volleyball Drops Home Opener

Kansas City wins in four sets

FARGO, N.D.  –  (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State volleyball team fell short against Kansas City, 3-1, in the home opener at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse in front of 755 fans on Thursday night. NDSU, who played its first 12 matches of the season on the road, drops to 6-7 (0-1 Summit), while Kansas City improves to 10-3 (1-0 Summit) on…

Challenging Non-Conference Slate Has NDSU Volleyball Ready For Summit League Play

Had their first win over a power five school since 2011

FARGO, N.D. — After 12 games away from Fargo and Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse, North Dakota State volleyball returns home to open up Summit League play Thursday against Missouri-Kansas City. The non-conference slate started with tournaments in Green Bay and Chicago before ending with back-to-back west coasts trips in California and Oregon. Coming out of those matches with a 6-6 record,…

NDSU Volleyball Starts Season Off With Exhibition Win Over MSUM

Bison won in straight sets

FARGO, N.D. — (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State volleyball team topped MSU Moorhead, 3-0, in exhibition play on Saturday night at Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. “Today was a great opportunity for us to compete, work through some different lineups with a lot of kids and also play someone other than ourselves,” said head coach Jennifer Lopez. “MSU Moorhead did some…

Getting It Done On And Off The Volleyball Court: NDSU’s Alexis Bachmeier

For the Fargo native, success goes much further than just the volleyball court

FARGO, N.D — Fargo native Alexis Bachmeier just capped off a successful four year career for North Dakota State Volleyball racking up over 600 kills  and 800 digs in 324 sets played, however reaching those highs did not come without seeing some lows and by getting help along the way. Every since attending a volleyball camp that her mom took…

NDSU Volleyball Wins Fourth in a Row

Bison top Oral Roberts in five sets on back-to-back days

FARGO, N.D. — (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State volleyball team won a five-set match over Oral Roberts for the second day in a row, taking Monday’s showdown by set scores of 27-25, 14-25, 20-25, 26-24, and 15-11. NDSU improved to 6-2 on the season and 4-2 in Summit League play. NDSU freshman outside hitter Ali Hinze racked up 19 kills,…

NDSU Volleyball Completes Series Sweep of South Dakota State

Bison now 4-2 on the season

FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State University volleyball team swept South Dakota State, 3-0, for the second day in a row Monday afternoon inside the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. Set scores were 25-16, 25-23, and 25-22 in favor of the Bison. NDSU improved to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in Summit League play, while the Jackrabbits fell to 2-3…

NDSU Volleyball Opens Season With Win Over UND

Won in four sets

FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State University volleyball team rattled off three straight set victories to pull out a 3-1 win over North Dakota in the 2020-21 season opener on Friday afternoon inside the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. It was the first match for the Bison in 14 months, with the 2020 volleyball season postponed to the spring…