Match Summary

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — When it came to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament experience, the Saint Mary's University volleyball team was a veteran.

After all, the Cardinals had qualified for all three of the conference's post-season affairs since the tournament went to a six-team format in 2001.

Carleton, on the other hand, was a tournament neophyte, making its first-ever appearance in the post-season tourney.

Tuesday evening, however, it was the Knights who played like veterans, as Carleton — fueled by the 10-kill, four-block effort by junior Beth Freeman — cruised to a 3-0, 30-23, 33-31, 30-17 win over SMU, prematurely ending the Cardinals' season.

Tracy Koertgen (Crystal Lake, Ill.) led the way for the Cardinals (21-11), collecting a match-high 11 kills, while also adding 12 digs and two blocks. Tessa Stranik (Eatonville, Wash.) finished with 22 assists and 11 digs, with Desiree Larson (Blaine, Minn.) chipping in 14 digs.

Danielle Hargreaves finished with nine kills, 15 digs and three blocks for the Knights (19-7), who moved into the tournament semifinals on Thursday at top-seeded St. Thomas.