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Box Score 2 Records
Upper Iowa (2-2) | MSU Moorhead (3-0) | Northwest Missouri State (2-2)
Recap
MSU Moorhead 3 – Upper Iowa 0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-23)
The Dragons of MSU Moorhead outhit the Peacocks .292 to .122 in the match and racked up a 51-32 advantage in kills to earn a three set win. Upper Iowa found themselves down ten points early in the first set, but rallied to close the gap to three, 24-21, before falling. The Dragons dominated the second set while hitting .484 on the attack. UIU got down early in the third set, but once again rallied and tied the score at 15-15. MSU Moorhead was able to push out to a four-point margin and then held on for the two-point win.
Northwest Missouri State 3 – Upper Iowa 0 (25-22, 25-16, 26-24)
Upper Iowa's offensive struggles continued in the second match of the day as the Peacocks hitting percentage was .083. In the first set, the Bearcats led by six, 21-15, but UIU battled back to trail by only one, 22-21, before falling by three. Northwest Missouri State took control of set two quickly and rolled to a nine-point victory. The Peacocks got up by three points late in the third set, 22-19, but the Bearcats rallied and stole the final set by two, 26-24, to sweep the match.
Standouts
Vs. MSU Moorhead
Jennifer Mundt (13 kills) |
Chelsea Berry (7 kills, 11 digs) |
Hailey Brown (15 assists, 9 digs, 4 kills)
Vs. Northwest Missouri State
Mundt (11 kills, 5 blocks) | Berry (9 kills, 9 digs) | Brown (15 assists, 7 digs) |
Katie Chatten (13 assists, 6 digs)
All-Tournament Team
Jennifer Mundt was named to the All-Tournament Team after accumulating 70 kills which worked out to an average of 17.5 kills per match.
Sounding Off
Head Coach Aaron Nelson after the matches.
"We did some good things and showed great flashes at time in both matches today. We will have to keep working on repeating those good things more often. It's important that we develop consistency as we move into our conference season. Overall, the weekend was a good start for the season and we can definitely build on what we learned here in Winona."
Next Up
The team will head to Kenosha, Wis. next weekend for four matches in the UW-Parkside Tournament on Sept. 13 and 14. The Peacocks will face the University of Indianapolis and Lewis University on Friday before taking on Gannon University and the host Rangers on Saturday.
