FARGO - Monica Claxton tallied 61 assists to lead North Dakota State to its first win of the season with a 25-19, 25-18, 24-26, 25-19 win over South Dakota State on Saturday.
Jenni Fassbender recorded a match-high 23 kills and Emily Minnick added 15 kills.
Emily Milligan led the Bison (1-12) with 21 digs.
SDSU (kills-blocks-aces): Hermann 5-1-1 (20 digs), Roberts 5-1-0, Gibson 9-3-0, Fowler 2-0-0 (44 assists), Larson 20-2-0, Hora 9-2-1, Palmer 1-0-2, Pengilly 0-0-1.
NDSU: Listebarger 0-0-1, Minnick 15-2-0, Claxton 2-2-0 (61 assists), Miron 13-1-0, Fassbender 23-4-0, Milligan 0-0-0 (21 digs), DeGagne 12-1-0, Steffen 2-0-0, Cammack 1-0-0.