FARGO, N.D.--North Dakota State put up 10 blocks and held Southern Utah to under .100 team hitting in a 25-13, 25-14, 25-18 sweep of the Thunderbirds in Summit League women's volleyball Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.

It was the 18th straight home win and 34th straight Summit League win for North Dakota State, which improved to 19-3 overall and 15-0 in the league.

The Bison tied the all-time league record for consecutive wins set by Northern Illinois from 1992 to 1993.

One night after holding UMKC to an .028 hitting percentage, North Dakota State outhit Southern Utah .371 to .092.  NDSU outdug the Thunderbirds 59-45 and six Bison players had at least two blocks.

Sophomore middle hitter Chrissy Knuth hit .391 and led the Bison with 11 kills and four blocks.

Freshman right-side hitter Brynn Joki hit over .600 and did not make an attacking error for the second straight match.  Joki had nine kills, seven digs and three blocks.

Junior outside hitter Lauren McLaughlin added nine kills for the second straight night and hit .400 with only one error in 20 attacks.

NDSU got four kills apiece from outside hitter Brooke VandenBergh, middle hitter Janna Deyle and setter Jennifer Lopez, who directed the Bison offense with 30 assists.

Southern Utah freshman outside hitter Analaine Pelaez, the league leader in kills per set, had a match-high 13 kills but made 11 attacking errors.

Jazmine Ma'afala made a match-high 15 digs and added nine kills for the T-Birds, who dropped to 6-18 overall and 4-10 in the league.

NDSU libero Kelly Lopez made 14 digs, Knuth had nine, and defensive specialist Andrea Henning made eight digs for the Bison.

The Halloween night crowd of 931 was the first time in 10 matches NDSU did not draw over a thousand fans.

North Dakota State is scheduled to host South Dakota State at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.  The Jackrabbits are 9-15 overall and 8-7 in The Summit League after beating Southern Utah 3-1 and UMKC 3-0.