EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - The Minnesota Morris volleyball team left the state of Minnesota for the second straight weekend and played a pair of matches Friday at the Nike/Eastbay Fall Classic at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
In the opener, the Cougars fell to No. 14 Gustavus Adolphus in straight sets (14-25, 23-25, 21-25).
Marissa Ekness led all players with 15 kills.
Layne Herrmann totaled 37 assists and
Bekah Morris led with nine digs and two aces.
The Cougars bounced back to top Lakeland University in straight sets (25-15, 25-16, 25-15). Ekness and
Morgan Miller each tallied 10 kills. Herrmann added 30 more assists and
Katie Reitsma led with 16 digs.
Minnesota Morris (8-3) heads to northern Wisconsin for UMAC-opening contests at Northland and against No. 10 Northwestern Saturday in Ashland.
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