SAN ANTONIO – The Minnesota Morris volleyball team (1-3) closed out the Trinity Tournament splitting its two matches Saturday afternoon. The Cougars fell 3-0 to No. 17 Trinity before tallying a 3-0 win against Neumann.

HOW IT HAPPENED | 3-0, Trinity (25-14, 26-24, 25-23)

• In the first set, the Cougars cut the deficit to five at 17-12, but then Trinity rattled off seven-straight points to build a 24-12 lead. UMN Morris tallied a pair of points before Trinity secured the first set victory, 25-14.
• Trailing 14-9 to the Cougars in the second set, Trinity outscored UMN Morris, 8-3, to tie things up at 17-17. The two teams went back-and-forth down the stretch, but the Tigers were able to overcome a 23-21 deficit to take set two, 26-24.
• The Cougars took a 20-15 lead over the Tigers in the third set, but five-straight points from Trinity tied things up at 20-20. Down 23-22, the Tigers scored three-straight points to capture the third set, 25-23, and the 3-0 victory.

NOTABLES

• Morgan Miller was tied for a game-high in kills with nine.
• Layne Herrmann led both teams with 25 assists.
• Alyssa Ukestad was tied for a game-high in digs with 10.

HOW IT HAPPENED | 3-0, Minnesota Morris (25-17, 25-14, 25-20)

• The Cougars opened up the first set with a 25-17 victory over the Knights. After the giving up the first point of the first set, the Cougars never trailed again in the opening set.
• UMN Morris scored the first four points of the second set and then took a 10-1 lead en route to a 25-14 victory.
• Unlike the first two sets, Neumann kept things close, but the Cougars scored five of the last six points to secure the 25-20 victory in set three and the sweep of the Knights.

NOTABLES

• Morgan Miller led both teams in kills (13) and blocks (five).
• Layne Herrmann tallied 26 assists to lead both teams.
• Alyssa Ukestad had a game-high 12 digs.

UP NEXT
The Cougars head to St. Joseph, Minnesota, on Friday, Sept. 6, to play Concordia (5 p.m.) and Saint Benedict (7 p.m.).