UMD Knocks off Concordia

NSO – NEWS RELEASE

The University of Minnesota Duluth once again prevailed over its fiercest rival, No. 3 Concordia University, St. Paul on Tuesday night in a hard-fought 3-1 non-conference victory at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul.

No. 2 UMD (26-1, 18-0 NSIC) continued to build its case as the top team in the NCAA II Central Region, while Concordia-St. Paul (23-4, 16-2 NSIC) has now matched its highest loss total from the last eight seasons.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Strong defense – and errors caused by it – told the story of the game as the teams produced 17 blocks in the match. Senior libero Julie Rainey had 22 digs to lead the Bulldogs with junior setter Ashley Hinsch adding a double-double with 12 digs to go with her 59 assists. Junior middle blocker Monica Turner had six blocks (one solo) to go with 14 kills.
• Sophomore middle blocker Sydnie Mauch led the Bulldog offense with 19 kills on the night. Junior outside hitter Mariah Scharf (12) and senior right-side hitter Maddy Siroin (11) also hit double digits for UMD.