VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Madden Bogenreif surpassed 1,000 career assists Friday night as the Valley City State University volleyball team fell to No. 13 Bellevue in three sets at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse.
The sophomore entered the match needing six assists to reach the milestone and finished with nine, bringing her career total to 1,003. Bogenreif added four kills and four digs as the Vikings celebrated Parents Night at the Bubble.
Bellevue won the Frontier Conference matchup by scores of 25–16, 25–15 and 27–25. VCSU moves to 8–20 overall and 6–15 in conference play, while the Bruins improve to 23–4 overall and 19–2 in the Frontier.
Molly Bjorneby led the Vikings with seven kills and nine digs. Kadie Kocka followed with six kills on a team-best .278 hitting percentage, committing just one attack error in 18 attempts. Eden Carrier and Madysen Geist added three kills apiece.
The opening set saw both teams record nine kills, but Bellevue capitalized on four service aces to take a 25–16 win. The Bruins then found their offensive rhythm in the second, putting down 16 kills with only three errors for a .419 hitting percentage to claim a 25–15 victory.
VCSU challenged Bellevue in the third, recording its highest kill total of the match with 10 and holding the Bruins to a .136 hitting percentage. The Vikings extended the set beyond regulation before Bellevue secured the two-point margin to finish the sweep.
Gracie Schumacher paced VCSU with 12 assists and added four digs and a service ace. Annika Pulju collected eight digs, and Hudson Zerface finished with seven. Kocka and Reece Cave each added an ace.
Bellevue finished with a 38–25 advantage in kills and hit .220 compared to VCSU's .074. Bentlee Kollbaum recorded eight kills for the Bruins, while Ella Eymann contributed 16 assists and 10 digs.
The Vikings return to the Bubble on Saturday, Nov. 7, to host Dakota State at 5 p.m. VCSU will recognize seniors Gracie Schumacher and Eden Carrier as part of Senior Day.
