FOND DU LAC - Marian University women's volleyball (4-22, 3-9 NACC) was defeated by Concordia Wisconsin 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 in its final home match of the season.
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- Marian led for most of the first in large part to senior Mikalah Mueller recording three aces to open the match.
- The Sabres led 15-13 before the Falcons went on a 12-2 run to rally and take the set.
- CUW had an early 8-5 lead and it proved to be the difference as they didn't relinquish the advantage.
- Marian stayed in the set only trailing by two points most of the set, even as late as 21-19.
- Another strong finish from the Falcons saw CUW use a 4-1 run to lead 2-0.
- Concordia Wisconsin jumped out to a 6-2 lead but Marian stayed alive only trailing 12-8.
- The Falcons then scored the next seven points to pull away.
- Marian managed to cut their deficit down to as small as five but were unable to rally any further.
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- CUW finished with a 34-28 advantage in kills, while Marian had the edge in the back row at 45-40 in digs.
- The two squads combined for 18 service aces with Marian recording seven.
- The Falcons had at least 10 kills in all three sets and hit .224 in the match.
- Marian is now 30-33 all-time against CUW with the Falcons taking the last 14 meetings.
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