DICKINSON, ND-The Dickinson State University Volleyball team kicked off their homecoming weekend playing Mayville State on Thursday, October 7th. Dickinson State fell short as Mayville won, 3-1.

Mayville won the first set 25-22, lost the second set 16-25, won the third 25-20, and won the fourth set 25-23.

Lily Pyle led the way for Mayville with 12 kills, hitting .310. Elora Passa added 10 kills and seven digs. Samantha Passa added eight kills while Ashley Pyburn had five kills for her team. Rachel Hill passed out 16 assists and Elora Passa was right behind her with 15 assists for the Comets. Jordyn Lucas had 13 digs in their win against Dickinson State.

Leading the way for Dickinson State was Baylie Dashner (SR/Palm Desert, CA) with 19 kills and 16 digs, her first double-double of the season. Mackenna Johnson (SR/Grantsburg, WI ) was right behind her with 16 kill and 19 digs, also adding her first double-double of the season. Hannah Lord (SR/Vancouver, WA) added nine kills and Madison Wahl (FR/Glendive, MT) six. Bailey Pearcy (JR/Glendive, MT) passed out 47 assists and had 20 digs for her team. Libero, Jenna Swope (SR/Miles City, MT ), had 13 digs in their loss against Mayville.

"This was a hard loss for our team," stated DSU Head Coach Shari Hewson. "I saw so much good, but in the end, we fell short. At times when we needed to push harder, we let up. My leaders showed up and played a phenomenal game, they were focused and did their jobs. It all came down to at the end of the game we second guessed ourselves and made miscommunication errors that were unnecessary. This is an opportunity for our team to acknowledge this and learn from it, and bounce back tomorrow."

The Blue Hawks are now 1-16 on the season and host Presentation College on Friday at 4:00 PM (MT) in Scott Gymnasium.