WINONA, Minn. — Kicking off the weekend, the Saint Mary's volleyball team (14-11, 3-4) swept the St. Catherine Wildcats (5-15, 3-4) on Friday evening.
SMU 3, STC 0
After a first-set thriller, in which two aces by Lindsey Rossow sealed the deal 27-25 over the Wildcats, the Cardinals finally took control of the remainder of the match.
The Cardinals found themselves trailing early in the second set, 6-3, before turning it around. The team strung together short three-point runs to inch towards the set win. Maddie Baker and Kali Olson sparked the short bursts, leading 16-11. To cap the set, the Cardinals went on a 5-0 run, led by Kinlee Grattan at the service line and the same two, Olson and Baker, at the front lines. Taking set two, 25-20.
It was another close set thriller in set three. The Wildcats went up 13-9, but the Cardinals started to piece things together as they hit a match best .233. The Cardinals are a resilient bunch as they found themselves in a hole, down 24-21, but a timeout was all they needed to turn it around.Â
The Cardinals rallied back from the match point deficit and shut down the Wildcats! Kali Olson made her presence known, and Rossow capped the evening with an ace.
The Cardinals held the Wildcats without a block in the match for the first time this season!
Looking Ahead
The Cardinals will be right back in action tomorrow, hosting St. Scholastica for a 5:00 p.m. match.
