MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead volleyball team swept Minot State, 25-13, 25-16, 25-16 in its home opener Tuesday at the Nemzek Fieldhouse. The contest was the beginning of the five-match homestand for the Dragons.

MSUM improved to 1-10 and 1-2 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference while Minot State fell to 0-8 overall and 0-3 in the league. It was the first win for Dragon head coach Bob Jones. 

The Dragons hit a season-best .238 in the match while the Beavers hit .-035. MSUM also had 14 service aces compared to two for the Beavers. 

Junior outside hitter Amanda Carlson led MSUM with 11 kills, while junior hitter Bridget Weitzmann and freshman Jadyn Feist each had seven. 

Freshman setter Halle Erickson had 19 assists while Carlson had eight service aces, a career-high. Senior libero Sarah Petrbok had four service aces and 10 digs.

Freshman middle blocker Abby Thompson had four block assists while Carlson, Feist, Witzmann and freshman Brielle Kallberg had two each.

MSUM set the tone in the first set, opening on on a 7-0 run, which included four straight service aces from Carlson. The Dragons led the whole way and were never threatened in a 25-13.

The Dragons were down 4-3 in the second set but scored the next eight points, sparked by a serving run by junior Brooke Walthall. Feist had two kills and a block during that run while Walthall had an ace.

The Dragons were up 16-13 but Carlson recorded a kill and two aces as part of a 5-0 run to take a 21-13 advantage, on their way to a 25-16 win. 

MSUM opened the third set on a 5-0 run with Carlson serving. Minot State battled back to tie the set at 8-8 and the Dragons led 12-10 before a kill from Kallberg, a block from Carlson and Kallberg and a kill from Carlson pushed the lead to 15-10. MSUM's lead never dropped below three the rest of the way as the Dragons cruised 25-16.

The Dragons host No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul on Friday for a 6 p.m. match.