Kelli Dallmann hit .366 and averaged 4.00 kills per set to lead NAU to a championship in the UNLV Invitational and was named MVP of the season opening tournament after leading the Lumberjacks to a 3-0 record over the weekend. She totaled 44 kills for the weekend and added 17 digs (1.55 digs/set) as well as two blocks, totaling 4.2 points per set.
Dallmann hit .321 with 13 kills and five digs in NAU's season opening 3-0 sweep of The Citadel and followed with 12 kills on a .370 hitting percentage and seven digs as NAU defeated CSU Bakersfield 3-1. In the tournament championship match vs UNLV, Dallmann posted a career-high 19 kills while hitting .395 and adding five digs and a block in a 3-1 championship-clinching victory for NAU.