VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Valley City State volleyball team took a 3-0 victory over Trinity Bible College in their home opener Tuesday night, 25-15, 25-12, and 25-17.

Freshmen led the way for the Vikings in the sweep as VCSU’s seniors and several other upperclassmen did not play against the overmatched Lions.Bailey Nelson tallied 12 kills and hit a perfect 1.000 on the night, while Kyley Lauf recorded 10 kills, and Clara Wieland added seven.

Freshman setter Alexa Walby tallied 21 assists followed by sophomore Mackenzie Tansownywith 10.

Junior Kylie Erickson led the Viking defense with 14 digs and libero Morganne Eppard added 10. Valley City State also tallied eight service aces.

The Vikings and Lions started out close in the first set but with the score tied up at 9, Valley City State took off on a 10-1 run including a pair of kills by Lauf and another pair by Nelson. A service error by Camryn Shockley of Trinity Bible College gave Valley City State set one, 25-15.

The Vikings took the second set 25-12 after another rally was ignited with a kill by Lauf followed by a pair of service aces by Erickson.

Valley City State errors allowed Trinity Bible College to take an 11-9 lead early in set three. The Vikings and Lions were tied at 13 when a kill by Wieland followed by a service ace by Erickson sparked the momentum the Vikings were looking for. An Eppard service ace finished the 25-17 set.

Valley City State improves to 4-1 while Trinity Bible College falls to 1-3.

UP NEXT: Valley City State travels to Baldwin City, Kan. to attend the Baker Invite Friday and Saturday. They will face Haskell Indian Nations University for their first matchup of the tournament on Friday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m.