Bismarck State College volleyball beat Valley City State for the first time in four all-time meetings Friday night, winning 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-19) at the Bavendick Center, per BSC's official recap and box score. Reese Duchsherer led the Mystics with 23 kills, her most in a match as a Mystic, according to the recap.
How It Went
The Vikings took a tight opener 25-23, per the recap, before BSC answered. BSC closed the second set 25-17 with five straight points, four on Piper Harris' serve, and a five-point run, four of the points on Aubrey Flynn's serve, keyed the third, which McKenna Brendel closed with a kill. In the fourth, BSC scored seven of eight points after a 4-4 tie and finished on a Duchsherer kill.
Duchsherer hit .383 with 2 aces and 15 digs for 25.0 points, per the official box score. Jordyn Rood added 7 kills and 7 blocks, Aislyn Hogan had 35 assists and Harris had a team-high 24 digs. BSC hit .192 to Valley City State's .108 and out-blocked the Vikings 10-5.
"We lost to Valley the first time around, so our whole mentality was we want redemption," Duchsherer said in the BSC release. Valley City State had won 3-2 in Valley City on Oct. 1.
The Season So Far
- BSC is 11-13 overall, 9-10 in the Frontier Conference and 7-4 at home, per the Frontier standings.
- The Mystics sit seventh in the 12-team standings; six teams have clinched tournament berths, per the conference.
- Per BSC's recap, a win Saturday would clinch the program's first-ever Frontier Conference Tournament berth in the eight-team field in Helena, Mont. A loss would leave BSC needing MSU-Northern to lose Saturday to Dakota State.
Next Up
- Mayville State visits the Bavendick Center at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, for BSC's home finale and Senior Day, per the BSC schedule. Mayville State is 2-22 and 2-17 in the Frontier and beat BSC 3-1 in Mayville on Oct. 2, per the BSC schedule, recap and Frontier standings.
- BSC closes the regular season at Carroll on Nov. 5 and at Rocky Mountain on Nov. 6.
Sources:
- BSC recap: Mystics vs. Valley City State, Oct. 30, 2026 — results, set details, quotes, tournament scenario
- BSC official box score — individual and team stats
- BSC volleyball schedule — results and upcoming matches
- Frontier Conference volleyball standings — conference and overall records
