MORRIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Morris volleyball team (7-9, 1-0 UMAC) split its matches against St. Scholastica (8-3, 0-1 UMAC) and St. Olaf (16-3) Saturday afternoon inside the Cougar Sports Center. The Cougars won their UMAC opener over St. Scholastica in three sets (25-19, 25-16, 27-25) before falling to St. Olaf in five sets (25-19, 19-25, 20-25, 25-18, 15-13).
HOW IT HAPPENED – St. Scholastica
- The Saints brought the first set within one point at 10-9, but the Cougars used a 9-2 run to build their lead to 19-11 and then ended up taking the opening set, 25-19.
- The second set saw the Cougars jump out to a 6-2 lead and they never looked back en route to a 25-16 victory.
- The two teams went back-and-forth in the third set as the two squads held a lead late. The Cougars had chances to win at 24-23 and at 25-24, but they ultimately finished off the sweep with a 27-25 win.
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HOW IT HAPPENED – St. Olaf
- The Oles used a 6-0 run to take a 20-13 lead over the Cougars and then held on en route to a 25-19 first set victory.
- UMN Morris responded with a 25-19 victory in set two to tie things up at 1-1.
- The third set saw the Cougars pick up a 25-20 win over the Oles.
- Trailing two sets to one, the Oles went on a 9-0 run to tally a 25-18 victory over the Cougars.
- UMN Morris led 13-11 over the Oles in the fifth set, but was unable to secure the final two points as St. Olaf scored four-straight points to take the fifth set and the 3-2 win over Minnesota Morris.
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UP NEXT
The Cougars are back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at UW-River Falls. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start in River Falls, Wisconsin.
