Box Score MORRIS, Minn. - In an exciting back-and-forth affair, Minnesota Morris came up on the short end of a five-set matchup against Concordia-Moorhead Friday night at the UMM PE Center.

The Cougars got the jump on the Cobbers in the first set and took control of a close stanza to win 25-18. Kills from three different Cougars gave them a 19-14 edge. UMM took advantage of some CC miscues to clinch the set.

After Concordia tied the match with a 25-21 second set win, the Cougars retook the lead with a 25-23 win in set three. Leading 21-20, a kill from Lindsey Markel and a block assist from Markel and Courtney Dague gave Minnesota Morris a three-point lead. A Bekah Morris kill ended the set giving the Cougars a 2 sets to 1 lead.

Concordia-Moorhead scored the final three points of set four to win 25-22 to send the match to a deciding fifth set. Trailing 10-7, the Cougars rattled off three straight to knot it at 10. Later, a Bekah Morris service ace gave the Cougars a 13-12 lead. Like in the fourth set, the Cobbers scored the final three points culiminating with a kill from Emma Chandler to win the match.

Marissa Ekness led three Cougars in double digits in kills with 22. Layne Herrmann totaled 44 assists and added 16 digs. Katie Reitsma led with 30 digs followed by Ekness with 23.

Minnesota Morris (5-9) is back on the court tomorrow for their UMAC opener at St. Scholastica.