DE PERE, Wis. - Marian University women's volleyball (4-9, 0-1 NACC) was defeated by St. Norbert in its first match of NACC play 25-16, 25-12, 25-20.
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- With a 5-4 lead in hand, St. Norbert broke the opening set open with eight straight points to lead by nine.
- The Green Knights opened the second set with six straight points to take an early lead.
- A 9-1 run later by SNC gave the Green Knights a 19-8 lead and eventually put them ahead 2-0.
- Another quick start saw SNC jump ahead 10-3 to start the third.
- Marian battled back and only trailed 15-12 after a run of 6-2.
- The Green Knights responded, however, scoring the next five points to build enough cushion to secure the sweep.
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- St. Norbert had a slim 36-34 edge in kills, while Marian had an advantage in digs at 55-52.
- The Green Knights committed just three errors in the match hitting .330.
- Marian had 14 of its 16 points in the first set come off of kills.
- The Sabres fall to 4-24 all-time against SNC having dropped the last 17 meetings.
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