VIDEO | Post Match Press Conference

Sioux Falls, S.D.----The fourth-seeded and 10th-ranked MSU Denver Roadrunners won the fourth and fifth set Thursday night, rallying for a 3-2 victory over fifth-seeded and 14th-ranked Wingate University in the NCAA Division II volleyball national quarterfinals. MSU Denver won 24-26, 25-16, 15-25, 25-22 and 15-13 to improve to 30-3 overall, advancing to the national semifinals. The Bulldogs end their season at 31-2 overall.

KEY STATS

- MSU Denver had 62 kills and 20 errors in 195 attacks, hitting .215
- Wingate had 62 kills and 24 errors in 206 swings to hit .184
- The Roadrunners had 13 of the 19 aces on the night
- The 'Dogs held an 8-7 advantage in blocks
- MSU Denver had a 101-92 edge in digs
- MSUD hit .277 with 19 kills in set two, .244 with 13 kills in the fourth and .286 with seven kills in the fifth
- Wingate had 16 kills in set one, while hitting .313 with 14 kills in the third
- The 'Dogs had 17 kills in set four, hitting .245

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sydney Morland hit .395 with 17 kills, four blocks and four digs to lead the WU attack
- Emily Johnson hit .310 with 14 kills, five digs, four blocks and an ace
- Gabby Saye added 11 kills, five blocks and four digs
- Alanna Vavao contributed nine kills
- Maya Van Heyst had 41 assists, 15 digs, seven kills, an ace and a block
- Rylee Tanner had 11 digs, adding three kills
- Maddie Hoffman picked up 20 digs to go along with nine assists
- Maggie Fillauer collected 19 digs and two aces

SET ONE

- A kill and a block from Morland, along with a Johnson kill gave Wingate a 9-5 lead
- MSU Denver scored the next eight, taking a 13-9 lead on a Gabrielle Brewer ace
- An Annika Helf kill gave the Roadrunners a 16-10 advantage
- A Johnson kill, along with a block and a kill from Saye cut the lead to three
- A Mia Accomazzo ace gave MSU Denver a 19-13 cushion
- Morland's kill made it 19-15, but a WU service error stretched the MSUD back to five
- Wingate scored the next six to take a 21-20 advantage
- Morland and Vavao had two kills each in the flurry; Van Heyst added a kill
- Kills from Vavao and Johnson put the 'Dogs on top 23-21
- A Kryssa Moerman kill capped a 3-0 run to give the Roadrunners a 24-23 advantage
- A Vavao kill and a Van Heyst ace gave the Bulldogs a 25-24 lead
- Vavao's kill ended the set

SET TWO

- A Morland kill and two Saye blocks gave Wingate an early 4-1 lead
- A Karyna Werely kill put MSU Denver on top 10-8
- Megan Hager's kill capped a 5-0 run to make it 15-9
- Morland's kill cut the lead to five at 17-12
- A Brooke Gannerman kill gave the Roadrunners a 20-12 advantage
- Gennerman's kill made it 24-16; Werley's kill ended the frame and tied the match

SET THREE

- A Moerman kill gave MSU Denver a 6-1 lead in the third frame
- A Saye kill and Hailey Green ace sparked a 5-0 run that tied it at six
- The Bulldogs used a 6-0 run to take a 12-7 advantage
- Morland started the flurry with a kill; Van Heyst capped it with back-to-back kills
- Kills from Vavao and Johnson put the 'Dogs on top 15-10
- Back-to-back Johnson kills extended the lead to six at 17-11
- Two Saye kills, along with a kill and a block from Morland made it 21-12
- A Morland kill made it 24-14; another Morland kill ended the frame

SET FOUR

- A Werley kill gave the Roadrunners a 10-5 lead in the fourth set
- Three Hagar kills sparked a 4-0 run that made it 14-6
- WU scored four of the next five, getting two Morland kills to make it 15-10
- Gennerman's kill pushed the lead back to six at 17-11
- The Bulldogs scored seven of the next eight to take the lead
- Johnson had two kills and a block in the spurt; Vavao added a pair of kills, making it 19-18
- MSUD scored the next four, taking a 21-19 lead on a Hagar kill
- A Saye kill and back-to-back Fillauer kills tied it at 22
- A kill and a block from Hagar gave MSU Denver a 24-22 lead; an Alyssa Boyte kill ended the set

SET FIVE

- Gennerman's kill gave MSU Denver a 7-4 advantage in the final frame
- Kills from Vavao and Johnson helped the 'Dogs cut the lead to one at 8-7
- Gennerman's kill sparked a 3-0 run that gave the Roadrunners an 11-7 advantage
- Johnson's kill cut it to three, but a Moerman block made it 13-9
- Kills from Morland and Tanner, followed by Green's ace cut it to one at 13-12
- A Van Heyst kill tied it at 13
- A WU error gave MSU Denver a 14-13 edge; a Werley ace ended the match