Box Score DULUTH, Minn. - Six of the seven sets Minnesota Morris and St. Scholastica have played against each other this year have been decided by five points or less. The good news for the Cougar volleyball team is they have won six of seven sets against the Saints, including taking all three in a sweep in Duluth in the UMAC opener for both teams.

Last night, Minnesota Morris was unable to close out the late sets in losing a tight five-setter to Concordia-Moorhead. The Cougars turned that around today as they needed for than 25 points in each of the first two sets to win 33-31 and 30-28. The third set was a standard 25-21 win to earn the sweep.

The Cougars faced 10 set points in the first set and were able to push them all to the side for the comeback win. Down 24-21, A Katie Reitsma service ace sandwiched between a pair of Saints' errors knotted the set at 24. The teams then alternated the next 14 points before a service ace from Bekah Morris gave UMM a 32-31 lead and a CSS attack error gave the Cougars the win.

Like in the first set, Minnesota Morris again faced multiple set points, but would rally to win the frame. Down 24-20, two Marissa Ekness kills and three Saints' errors gave the Cougars a 25-24 lead. Later, another Ekness kill and another CSS miscue gave the Cougars a 2 sets to 0 edge.

It was UMM's turn to get out to an early edge in the third set as a Lindsey Markel kill gave them a 10-3 lead and they would maintain that edge throughout the remainder of the match.

Ekness led the Cougars with 26 kills. Layne Herrmann recorded a double-double in assists (33) and digs (15). Reitsma had 33 digs.

Minnesota Morris (6-9, 1-0 in UMAC) is off until next Saturday when they host UW-Superior at 3 p.m.