DULUTH, Minn. - After earning a win Friday night at Northland, the Minnesota Morris volleyball team stayed along the shores of Lake Superior for a triangular Saturday with St. Scholastica and St. Olaf in Duluth. The Cougars notched a conference sweep of the Saints before falling to the Oles.

Against St. Scholastica, the Cougars never trailed in the opening set in a 25-21 win. The stanza was tied at 14 before the Cougars won four of the next five points to gain the momentum. Kills from Whitney Schwartz and Rachel Mathias closed out the set.

The second set was tight until the Cougars rattled off nine straight points to gain a late double-digit lead. Mia Frick and Morgan Miller ended a 25-15 set win with kills.

UMM jumped out to an 18-9 lead in the third set. The Saints scored eight straight to make it interesting though at 18-17. The score would be tied at 22 before the Cougars scored three straight to close out the set and the match. Jenna Howden teamed with Mathias on a block then Howden closed things out with a kill.

Miller led all players with 11 kills and five blocks. Kylee Hansen totaled 20 assists with Allison Engel adding 17. Alyssa Ukestad led with nine digs.

The Cougars then fell in straight sets to St. Olaf (25-19, 25-22, 25-21).

Minnesota Morris (16-10, 11-3 in UMAC) goes out of conference for a match Monday at Concordia-Moorhead.