Taylor Balkan had seven assists and 17 digs for the Valley City State Vikings (Valley City, N.D.), but Dickinson State rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win in five sets in a Sept. 25 match.

Balkan, a 2013 Sequim High graduate and junior at Valley State (2-3 in conference, 7-9 overall as of Sept. 28), is the Vikings’ top server at 93.1 percent, the No. 2 setter behind senior Stephanie Miller, and one of the Vikings’ top defensive players.

Balkan, the former all Olympic-League player, is a transfer from Clackamas Community College, where she helped Clackamas to a 37-13 overall record and a 10-0 record in the NWAC and earned all-league honorable mention honors.