Box Score BEMIDJI, Minn. (BSU Gymnasium) [box] - The Bemidji State University volleyball team posted its longest win streak since the 2004 season with a four game win over the University of Minnesota, Crookston Golden Eagles this evening from the BSU Gymnasium. With the win the Beavers right a 13-match home losing skid, earning the win by scores of 25-30, 30-27, 30-23, 30-26.

Bemidji State had an even offensive attack as the Beavers had three players record double-digit kills. Nicole Olson (Fr., OH, Baudette, Minn.) recorded 19 kills pacing the Beaver attack with a .395 hitting percentage (19k-4e-38at.). Brittney Burns (Sr., OH, LeSueur, Minn.) was close behind Olson with 17 kills and Brie Groskreutz (So., OH, Reedsburg, Wis.) notched 10 kills on the evening.

The Beavers hit at a perfect .200 (63k-28e-175at) while the Golden Eagles hit a fraction below the Beavers at .167 (59k-31e-168at). The Golden Eagles committed 56 errors on the evening while the Beavers committed 49 errors on the evening. The seven more errors committed by the Golden Eagles seemed to be costly as all of the games were decided by five points or less except for game three when the Beavers won by a spread of seven points. The play at net the net was dead even as both teams recorded 14 block assists.

Chelsea Geisler (Jr., LB, Grand Rapids, Minn.), Groskruetz and Alicia Beaman (Sr., S, St. Paul Park, Minn.) led the Beavers defensively as they each posted double-digit dig marks. Geisler tied a career-high leading the Beavers with 23 digs while Groskreutz notched 15 digs and Beaman had 10 digs respectively. Anna Leafblad (So., MB, Blaine, Minn.) put in arguably her best performance of the season as she had 7 kills and five block assists to lead the Beavers at the net.

Alicia Beaman rallied the offense with 39 set assists while sophomore Allison Kunde (Burnsville, Minn.) recorded 14 assists on the evening.

Bemidji State had two players post double-doubles. Groskreutz garnered her fifth double-double of the season and ninth of her career (10k-15d) and Beaman notched her fourth double-double of the season and 34th of her career (39a-10d)

Bemidji State proved that winning the first game of the match was not always going to determine the winner of the match. Tonight the Golden Eagles came out and beat the Beavers 30-25 in the first game, but the Beavers buckled down the rest of the match and was able to win the next three games and beat the Golden Eagles, 3-1. It was the Beavers first come from behind win of the season and the first since Sept. 8 of last season when the Beavers had to come from behind to beat the Winona State Warriors.

The win over the Golden Eagles snaps a seven match skid as the Beavers had not beaten the Golden Eagles since Oct. 31, 2003. The win also snaps a 13 match home losing skid. The last time the Beavers had won at home before tonight was on Oct. 25, 2005 when the Beavers beat St. Cloud State University.

The Golden Eagles were lead by Katie Bonine and Amber Meyer. Bonine recorded 15 kills with eight digs and five services aces, while Meyer had 14 kills three blocks (0bs-3ba). Defensively Jaclyn Slepicka led the Golden Eagles with 21 digs while Heather Foreman garnered 13 digs on the evening. Cassie Yates paced the Golden Eagles offense with 54 set assists, she also recorded 10 digs on the night the Golden Eagles lone double-double on the night.

The win lifts BSU in the all-time series over UMC as the Beavers extend their lead to 15-8 over the Golden Eagles since the series began in the fall of 1994. The Beavers improve their record to 7-3 all-time over the Golden Eagles at the BSU Gymnasium.

BSU head coach Laurie Bitter has led her team to a 6-6 overall record and a 3-4 record in conference play. The 6-6 mark is the best start through the first twelve matches the Beavers have held since the 2003 season when the Beavers were 6-6 through the first twelve matches. The Beavers 3-4 NSIC mark is the best start the Beavers have had in conference play since the 2000 season when the Beavers were also 3-4 through the first seven matches of the conference.

Bemidji State (6-6; 3-4 NSIC) next be in action on Wednesday, Oct. 3 when the Beavers will travel to Minnesota State University Moorhead to take on the Dragons. The Dragons beat the Beavers early this season, 3-1. The first serve from Alex Nemzek Hall is set for 7:00 p.m.

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