Match Summary

MOORHEAD, Minn. — When Saint Mary's University volleyball coach looked at his schedule and saw that his Cardinals had to face Bethel, St. Benedict and Concordia in a four-day span, he knew it was going to be a tough road.

But not this tough.

Concordia had three players with at least 12 kills as the Cobbers handed SMU its third straight loss, 30-26, 30-20, 30-22, Saturday afternoon.

The Cardinals, who opened their MIAC season with an impressive 3-0 win over Augsburg, won just one game vs. the conference's big three last week. After getting swept 3-0 by Bethel last Wednesday, SMU fell 3-1 to St. Benedict on Friday, then suffered its 3-0 setback to Concordia on Saturday.

Ashley Dingels (Gibbon, Minn.) collected a match-high and season-high 18 kills for the Cardinals (1-3 MIAC, 8-9 overall), while Tracy Koertgen (Crystal Lake, Ill.) chipped in 11 kills and Melissa Cowan (Algonquin, Ill.) dished out 35 assists.