Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Cougars (7-1) used a .363 hitting percentage their top of the season so far to sweep Dubuque 25-20, 25-20, 15-15. Freshman Abby Tietz and Emily Auch tied for the team lead with 12 kills each. Kayle Clark had 16 kills with Auch nearly behind her with 15, picking up the double-double.

Tietz set a new career high in kills with 12 during the match. Mandy Allman had 26 assists and Brook Decker had 17. The Cougars held the Spartans to just .147 hitting on the afternoon.

Dubuque kept it close in the first set and forced UMM to take a timeout when Chad Braegelmann felt the momentum slipping away. The timeout worked as UMM built back a lead midway through the set 14-10. The lead would get as large as seven when UMM took the 20-13 lead. UD got within three at 22-19 but Morris kept them from tying the set up and won set one 25-20.

It was all Minnesota Morris early in set two as they jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead.  The Spartans rallied to get within one but never tied the match up. UMM built a five points lead at 21-16, after UD had cut it to 17-16 and won set two 25-20.

Minnesota Morris again jumped out early in the third set going up 4-1 and then went streaking to jump from a 7-5 lead to a 16-7 lead outscoring the Spartans 9-2 during the run. The lead got as large as nine on three different occasions but it was not until Clark put a kill down to give UMM the 25-15 set three win that would seal the match.

In the nightcap Carleton was able to upend the Cougars 3-1 despite a career high 13 kills from Abby Tietz.