Tommies sweep past Cardinals

Donny Nadeau, SMU Sports Information Office

Match Summary

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University volleyball team entered Wednesday's match against St. Thomas as one of three teams in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with unblemished league records.

Unfortunately, the Cardinals didn't leave Wednesday's match that way, as the Tommies — ranked No. 13 in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll — as UST swept past SMU in three straight games, 30-27, 30-15, 32-30.

Tracy Koertgen (Crystal Lake, Ill.) led the way for SMU (4-1 MIAC, 15-4 overall — which had its six-match winning streak snapped. The junior outside hitter collected 10 kills, two aces, eight digs and two blocks, while Kirstan Rouzer (Comstock, Wis.) tallied eight kills, two aces and seven digs. Tessa Stranik (Eatonville, Wash.) finished with 28 assists, with Desiree Larson (Blaine, Minn.) chipping in a team-high 15 digs.

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