EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Marian University women's volleyball (4-5, 0-0 NACC) was swept by St. Catherine 25-18, 25-22, 25-20 to open the Sandy Schumacher Memorial Tournament, hosted by UW-Eau Claire.
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- An early 6-1 run at the beginning of the match gave SCU a 9-4 lead.
- Marian battled and stayed within striking distance and only trailed 20-18 late in the set.
- The Wildcats then rattled off five straight points to end the set.
- The second began similarly with Marian leading 6-5 before the Wildcats went on a 6-1 run to lead by four points.
- The Sabres took the lead back shortly after but both teams ultimately were met by a 15-15 stalemate.
- SCU would take control of the set going on a 7-2 spurt to lead by five.
- Marian responded with five straight points, however, to quickly tie the set at 2-2.
- Just as the first set ended, the Wildcats scored three straight points to lead 2-0.
- Marian jumped out to a 7-1 lead and used five unanswered points later in the set to lead 15-8.
- The Wildcats were able to rally with a 13-3 spurt to lead 21-18.
- The Sabres scored the next two points to only trail by one, but the Wildcats once again ended the third set, and the match, with four unanswered points.
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- St. Catherine had a slim 39-36 edge for kills and hit .205 for the match.
- The battle in the back row was also tight but SCU had a slim 66-64 advantage.
- The Sabre serve receive allowed 11 service aces in the match.
- Marian has lost all four match-ups with St. Catherine in the all-time series.
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