TULSA, Okla.--Lauren McLaughlin belted a match-high 17 kills to lead North Dakota State to a 25-21, 26-24, 25-23 victory over Oral Roberts in Summit League women's volleyball Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Cooper Aerobics Center.

It was the 37th straight Summit League victory for North Dakota State, which improved to 22-3 overall and went undefeated in the league for the second straight year at 18-0.  Oral Roberts ended its year 11-15 overall and 7-10 in the league.

Chrissy Knuth hit .455 with 14 kills and Janna Deyle hit .562 with 10 kills for NDSU.  Setter Jennifer Lopez dished out 43 assists as the Bison outhit Oral Roberts by a .296 to .270 margin.

North Dakota State outdug Oral Roberts 66-57.  NDSU libero Kelly Lopez had 19 digs, Brooke VandenBergh had 13, and McLaughlin completed her fourth double-double of the year with 10 digs.

Cassidy Holmes made a match-high 23 digs for ORU, and Tatum Fredeen had 11 kills to lead the Golden Eagles.

North Dakota State advances to host the Summit League tournament as the No. 1 seed and will face No. 4 seed UMKC at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse in Fargo.

IUPUI beat Western Illinois in five sets on Saturday to take the No. 2 seed with a 12-6 record, IPFW will be the No. 3 seed with a 11-7 record, and UMKC beat Oakland in five sets Saturday for the No. 4 seed.

UMKC and Oakland both finished 10-8, but the Kangaroos were 1-1 against second-place IUPUI.  Oakland lost twice.