DULUTH, Minn. –The St. Scholastica volleyball team gained their first conference win on Saturday afternoon as they defeated Concordia-Moorhead 3-0. With the win, the Saints improve to 3-14 overall and 1-4 in the MIAC.
After a tough matchup with Gusites last night at home, the Saints bounced back in a big way,
Grace Myhre (Aberdeen, S.D./Aberdeen Central HS) scored two aces and the Saints earned two kills to lead 4-0 early. Later, the Saints would receive some points of errors from the Cobbers to lead 13-7. The Cobbers would try for an early comeback but another four point run by the Saints got the first set 25-17.
The two teams would show some grit after both coming off Friday losses and the second set showed as they went to extended play and these units switched leads 13 times in the set. Tied at 28 apiece,
Delaney Schaeffer (Brainerd, Minn./Brainerd HS) got her team the 29th point and an error by the foes let CSS take the second set 30-28.
On the edge of their first conference win of the season, CSS would go on a six point run, including two service aces from
Bryn Ziegler (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS).
Lindsey Baribeau (Biwabik, Minn./Mesabi East HS) scored the Saints' 20th and 21st points as they led by five. Concordia would once again not go down easily, but the Saints would finish strong and take the final set 25-20.
Top Performers
Baribeau and Schaeffer supplied the offense in this one, as Baribeau had 9 kills while Schaeffer had 18 and hit .471 in the match. Mhyre managed an impressive six services to go along with 28 assists. Baribeau, Schaeffer, and
Ava Swangstue (Grand Forks, N.D./Red River HS) all had two blocks tonight,
Olivia Bauer (Faribault, Minn./Faribault HS) recorded 13 digs.
Hear from Coach Meierotto
Head Coach
Chelsea Meierotto said this about her first conference win tonight, "very proud of the way the team fought and competed tonight, especially after the loss to Gustavus last night," stated Meierotto. "We've talked a lot about playing consistently and taking care of our side of the net. It was great to see high-level play for an entire match. Looking to keep this momentum going at practice starting Monday."
Up Next
CSS will be back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 11 for a 7 p.m. contest with Bethel University.
