WINONA, Minn. — The Winona State volleyball team fell in three sets to No. 5 Concordia-St. Paul on Thursday night at McCown Gymnasium.
The Warriors fell to 2-8 overall and 1-3 in NSIC play, while Concordia-St. Paul improved to 10-4 overall and 5-1 in NSIC play.
The Warriors fell behind 7-12 early in the first set and trailed 9-16 before calling their first timeout. Winona State recorded 10 kills, with three each from Zoe Haan and Abby Ongna, but Concordia-St. Paul closed out the first set 25-13.
The Warriors found themselves in trouble early in the second set, as they trailed 8-17 at the first timeout. Concordia-St. Paul's 14 kills led the Golden Bears to win the second set 14-25. CSP was led by Mehlayna Straub's 11 kills on a .524 hitting percentage in the set.
In the third set, Winona State kept close, only trailing 9-14 at the first timeout and 14-20 at the second. The Warriors battled back to trail by three at 18-21, before Concordia-St. Paul scored four straight points to win the set 25-18.
Checking the box score
Haan led the Warriors with 13 kills, hitting .367 and finishing with 13.5 total points.
The Warriors finished with 31 kills, 29 assists and two aces.
News and notes
The Warriors fell to 2-8 overall and 1-3 in NSIC play.
Concordia-St. Paul improved to 10-4 overall and 5-1 in NSIC play.
Concordia-St. Paul now leads the all-time series 41-10.
Up next
Winona State will continue NSIC play on Saturday, Sept. 26 as it travels to Mankato, Minn., to face Minnesota State, with first serve set for 2 p.m.
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