The Valley City State volleyball team dropped three straight sets to conference-leader Mayville State Wednesday night, 25-20, 25-14, 25-16.

Bailey Nelson and Caitlyn Fischbach each tallied eight kills and Nissa Johnson added seven Wednesday, but it wasn't enough to take down the Comets who hit .299 on the night.

Mayville State started out strong in front of their home crowd, taking an early 11-5 advantage in the first set. A Katie Juarez kill sent the Vikings on a 7-2 run to trail by just a point. A service ace from Kylie Erickson gave the Vikings their first lead at 15-14 but the Comets answered with a kill from Kaitlin Leier. The Comets continued to gain on the Vikings and took the first set 25-20.

The Vikings took the first four points of the second set, capped by a block from Juarez and Bailey Nelson. Mayville State then rallied back with nine of the next 10 points. A Juarez kill would bring the Vikings within two at 12-10. The Comets then found a start to a big rally with a kill from Victoria Johnson and finished the set 25-14.

The Vikings continued to battle, keeping it close early in the third set as they trailed by only three at 12-9. From there, Valley City State couldn't find a rally as the Comets pulled away and took the final set 25-16.

Mayville State improves to 10-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference. Valley City State falls to 3-8 overall and 2-2 in the North Star.

Kallene Klever tallied 19 set assists while Clarissa Hilary added 11. Katie Juarez led the Viking defense with a team-high 12 digs and added six kills.

Mayville State was led by Elora Passa who tallied 11 kills and 10 assists Wednesday while Rachel Hill added 22 assists. The Comets also combined for seven service aces.

UP NEXT: Valley City State continues their road stretch with a matchup at Presentation College on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 12 p.m. The Vikings then play at Bellevue University on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2:30 p.m.