Dani Friedges led the Royals to a 3-0 week by posting 47 kills (4.70 per set) and 41 digs (4.10 per set) while hitting 0.291 and logging three straight double-doubles. In a three-set victory over St. Scholastica on 10/11, Friedges notched 20 kills on 38 swings for a .421 hitting percentage to go along with 10 digs. At the Wartburg Quad on 10/13, she had 11 kills and 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Buena Vista, marking head coach Gretchen Hunt's 400th career victory, and then notched 16 kills and 19 digs along with two service aces in a 3-1 victory over the host Knights.