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Wolpern-Hartkopf block vs. UMD
Beth Nelson
3
Winner UMD UMD 11-2, 4-1 NSIC
0
MSU Moorhead MSUM 10-3, 3-2 NSIC
Winner
UMD UMD
11-2, 4-1 NSIC
3
Final
0
MSU Moorhead MSUM
10-3, 3-2 NSIC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UMD UMD 25 25 25 (3)
MSU Moorhead MSUM 18 19 22 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Chelsey Stoa, Media Relations Assistant

MSUM Volleyball Falls to No. 1-ranked Bulldogs

MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead volleyball team fell to No. 1 ranked Minnesota Duluth in three-hard fought sets on Saturday, 25-18, 25-19, 25-22 at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse.

The Dragons are now 10-3 overall and 3-2 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Bulldogs are 11-2 and 4-1 in conference play.

The Dragons were led in the match by senior middle blocker Kaitlin VanWinkle's eight kills and three blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Carly Masloski added seven kills, and sophomore outside hitter Claire Grimm added six more. Senior setter Casie Baer had 24 assists and senior libero Amber Krenske had 15 digs. Baer and redshirt freshman Monica Vega had seven digs apiece. As a team, the Dragons hit .088 and had 40 digs.

The first set was a back and forth battle until the Bulldogs took the lead on a kill from Mariah Scharf, bringing the score to 7-6. UMD went on to score six of the next seven points before a kill by senior middle blocker Abby Wolpern stopped the run at 15-9. Duluth led at match point, 24-15, but the Dragons continued fighting, scoring three points on a kill from Masloski and a block by junior middle blocker Kelsey Hartkopf and Masloski, before the Bulldogs could put the set away. The Bulldogs took the set 25-18.

The Dragons came out with fire the second set, scoring the first five points including kills by Hartkopf and Grimm. Duluth battled back, tying the score at 14 on a Dragon error. The Bulldogs' lead never faltered from that point as they went on to win the set 25-19.

Set 3 was not clearly controlled by either team as there were 17 ties and seven lead changes. MSUM led the set 14-12 on a kill by Grimm. The final lead of the match was at 21-20 on a block by senior Kaitlin VanWinkle and Wolpern. The Dragons were able to tie the set at 22-22 on a kill by Grimm, but the Bulldogs scored the final three points ending the set at 25-22.

The Dragons are on the road this week with conference matchups at Bemidji State on Friday and Minnesota Crookston on Saturday.  

Note: Senior libero Amber Krenske was honored before the match for surpassing 1,000 career digs. She is closing in on the top 10 in school history.
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