FOND DU LAC - Marian University women's volleyball (1-12, 0-1 NACC) was defeated by St. Norbert in its first match of NACC play 25-23, 25-17, 25-15.
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- The Sabres had a strong start and led for most of the first set.
- Opening with a 7-3 lead, Marian brought its advantage out to 23-22.
- St. Norbert rallied, however, scoring the next three points to take the opening set.
- SNC came out to a strong 12-5 lead to open the second set before Marian trimmed the deficit down to 13-10.
- The Green Knights responded putting the set away with five straight points.
- The final set saw Marian hold a slim 6-5 lead before a 9-1 SNC spurt put the Green Knights ahead 14-7.
- The Sabres were able to cut their deficit down to three, but the Green Knights held off the rally and ended the match on a 5-1 run.
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- SNC held a 35-31 advantage in kills for the match, while the Sabre back row had a 52-48 edge in digs.
- The Green Knights finished with 10 blocks and finished with an advantage of 7-2 in service aces.
- Marian was limited to a .075 hitting percentage despite having 16 kills in the first set.
- The Sabres are now 4-23 all-time against SNC having lost the last 16 meetings.
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