Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. - Tough competition continued Saturday for the Minnesota Morris volleyball team at the second day of the Augsburg Tournament. The Cougars fell to the host Auggies and then to undefeated UW-La Crosse.

After falling in the first set to Augsburg 25-17, the Cougars made the host school work a little extra in the second. It was a back-and-forth affair before Augsburg took a 17-12 lead. Behak Morris, Layne Herrmann, and Marissa Ekness helped to pull the Cougars within 17-16. A Herrmann ace tied the set at 21. Later, the Cougars would take three separate one point leads before Augsburg won the final three points to take the set 27-25.

Augsburg scored the first six points of the third set and didn't look back as they beat the Cougars in straights with a 25-18 third set win.

In their last match of the tournament, Minnesota Morris faced a UW-La Crosse team just on the outskirts of the top 25. The Cougars were able to take a set from the Eagles, but fell in four, 25-16, 20-25, 25-18, 25-19.

In the second set, with the score tied at 12, the Cougars went on a 4-point run to take a lead they would not relinquish. Bekah Morris ended the set on a kill.

Ekness, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, delivered 29 kills in the match. Herrmann had 42 assists, and Katie Reitsma led four Cougars in double digits with 19 digs.

Minnesota Morris (2-7), will have their home opening matches Friday and Saturday as they host the UMAC Preview.