Volleyball Downed 3-0 by No. 9 Minnesota Duluth

Tuesday, October 31

St. Cloud, Minn.

6:00 p.m.

St. Cloud State

15-11, 7-9NSIC

Minnesota Duluth

20-4, 13-3NSIC

UMD

St. Cloud State

Erin Navratil

Photo by: Maddie MacFarlane

10/31/2017 8:27:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

St. Cloud, Minn. – Freshman Erin Navratil totaled 10 kills to lead St. Cloud State's volleyball team (15-11, 7-9 NSIC) in a 3-0 defeat to No. 9 University of Minnesota Duluth (20-4, 13-3 NSIC) on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The set scores were 25-17, 25-18 and 26-24.

Navratil hit .308 with six digs in picking up her 10 kills. Senior Becca Gruber recorded eight kills. Redshirt freshman Abby Templin totaled six kills and a .286 hitting percentage. Sophomore Marah Mulso had six kills and three block assists. Freshman Maddy Torve totaled 20 assists to lead the team. Senior Kayla Crane had 15 helpers plus five digs. Sophomore Clara Krenz had a match-high 16 digs. Freshman Taylor Olstad also reached double figures in digs with 13. The Huskies had 38 kills, .197 hitting percentage, three service aces, 50 digs and five blocks.

The Bulldogs were led by 13 kills from Kate Berg. Berg also hit .267 with 13 digs. Sarah Kelly recorded 10 kills plus a .429 hitting percentage. Allison Olley hit .471 with eight kills plus two solo blocks and four block assists. Emily Torve picked up a match-high 41 assists. Makenzie Morgen and Keena Seiffert both had 13 digs. The Bulldogs recorded 48 kills, .314 hitting percentage, 44 assists, nine service aces, 54 digs and eight blocks

The Bulldogs won the first set 25-17 with Navratil totaling four kills in the opening set.

UMD took the second set 25-18. Navratil again led the way with her three kills in the set.

The third set was one in which SCSU led 17-10 before seeing the Bulldogs go on an 11-4 run to tie the match at 21 all. An ace from Torve put the Huskies up a point, 22-21. UMD fought back and took the 24-23 lead only to see SCSU tie things up at 24. The Bulldogs stood strong though and got back-to-back kills from Kelly and Berg to close out the set and the match on a 26-24 score. Gruber led the Huskies with her five kills in the set.

"UMD Duluth is a very, very good team with a fantastic offense," head coach Chad Braegelmann explained. "They put a ton of pressure on us tonight. We responded with a strong outing offensively as well though. Unfortunately, we were not consistent enough on serve receiving. You could tell we got tight in the third set and we were not able to make the plays we needed to send it to the fourth."

The SCSU volleyball team keeps the home stand going and takes on RV Sioux Falls on Friday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. before wrapping up the week against No. 2 Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. for Senior Day.

Located in Central Minnesota along the oak-crowned west bank of the Mississippi River in the city of St. Cloud, Minn., St. Cloud State University sponsors 19 varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Huskies compete at the NCAA Division I level in men's hockey (National Collegiate Hockey Conference) and women's hockey (Western Collegiate Hockey Association), while its NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and the University's nordic ski team competes in the Central Collegiate Ski Association.

To learn more about the academic opportunities available at St. Cloud State University, please visit stcloudstate.edu