MAYVILLE -- Micaela Parker came up big once again for the Dickinson State volleyball team, which won its third consecutive match Saturday.
Parker had 20 kills and Lindsay Meyer added 17 to help the Blue Hawks defeat Mayville State 25-18, 23-25, 25-16, 24-26, 15-8 in Dakota Athletic Conference action.
"We are finally starting to get the flow of things as a team," DSU coach Ryan Platt said. "In Game 5, it was like we were on auto pilot."
The dual-setter format continues to work well for DSU. Whitley Abrahamson had 29 assists and Christal Lara had 21 assists.
Crystal Franklin added 10 kills and Sasha Bruels had 34 digs.
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After playing 15 matches on the road, the Blue Hawks play their home opener next Friday night against Valley City State at Scott Gymnasium.
DSU 25 23 25 24 15 -- 3
MSU 18 25 16 26 8 -- 2
Kills: DSU, Micaela Parker 20, Lindsay Meyer 17, Crystal Franklin 10, Karen Almeida 9, Shaunda Dvorak 8, Jennifer Hartman 7.
Blocks: DSU, Franklin 4, Dvorak 5, Parker 4, Hartman 4.
Aces: DSU, Shelby Thirsk 3, Christal Lara 1, Sasha Bruels 1
Digs: DSU, Bruels 34, Thirsk 17, Bree-Anna Slykhuis 16
Assists: DSU, Whitley Abrahamson 29, Lara 21.
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Note: No Mayville State statistics were available.
Records: Dickinson State 6-9, 3-1 DAC.
