SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Minnesota Morris volleyball team traveled to Superior Saturday for their second UMAC Triangular of the week. The Cougars topped Crown in straight sets in the opener, but fell in five to UW-Superior in the nightcap.
Against the Storm, the first set was tied at 15 before the Cougars began pulling away. A
Whitney Schwartz kill and a
Mia Frick ace gave UMM an 18-15 lead. The Cougars would take six of the final seven points. A
Tori Everson kill and a
Layne Herrmann ace closed out a 25-18 win.
After an easy 25-14 win in the second set, the Cougars engaged the Storm in a tight third set before recording a 25-21 win. Kills from Schwartz,
Hailey Remme, and Everson helped give UMM a 16-12 lead. Another Schwartz kill and a Crown error put an end to the match.
Everson and Frick led the Cougars with eight kills each. Herrmann had 17 assists. Everson and
Allison Yang led with 10 digs.
Later, In a back-and-forth match, the Cougars fell to UW-Superior, 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-14, 7-15.
Rachel Mathias led four players in double figures with 15 kills. Herrmann totaled 48 assists to go along with 15 digs.
Alyssa Ukestad led with 24 digs.
Minnesota Morris (8-8, 4-2 in UMAC) heads out of conference for a match Tuesday at Saint Benedict.
