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Last week the Marauders dropped a pair of conference games. First up for U-Mary was a rematch with Bemidji State. Earlier in the season, the Marauders came back from 0-2 to win the match 3-2. This time around U-Mary did not fair as well as they were swept. Rounding out the weekend, U-Mary took on Minnesota Crookston. The Marauders dropped the first set, but came back to win the second to the tie game at 1-1. U-Mary dropped the final two sets on their way to a 3-1 loss.
This week U-Mary will host their final game of the season against Minnesota State University Moorhead (11/1). This will be the first time the two teams have met this season. The Marauders are 0-5 against the Dragons in the past three seasons. U-Mary will round out the weekend on the road against Northern State University on Sunday (11/4). The Marauders have not beaten NSU in the past three seasons.
RAISING AWARENESS: The Marauders will use their final home game of the season to help raise awareness for stomach cancer. U-Mary has been doing various fundraising activities this week to help raise money for the cause. The Marauders will also take time prior to the game to honor the mother of
Julie Paradine. Paradine, a member of the volleyball team last year, lost her mother this summer after a battle with stomach cancer.
Next Week U-Mary will finish up the season on the road. First up the Marauders will be in Saint Cloud for a rematch with the Huskies. In their first meeting U-Mary defeated SCSU 3-1 in Bismarck. Finishing up the season, the Marauders will head to Duluth to face the fifth ranked Bulldogs. U-Mary was swept by UMD in Bismarck earlier this season.
MSU Moorhead (14-12, 5-11 NSIC) sits in 11th place in the Northern Sun. The Dragons are coming off of a weekend split. Moorhead fell to #5 Minnesota Duluth 3-0 and defeated Saint Cloud 3-1. Libero Katie Ness has played tremendous defensively for the Dragons averaging over six digs per set. This week Ness was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week for the seventh time this season. Kaitlin Vanwinkle is leading the offensive attack with a team leading .243 hitting percentage. Number two in the Northern Sun in blocks/set, the freshman middleblocker has also made her presence known on the defensive side.
Northern State (14-10, 9-7 NSIC) is tied for 8th place in the conference and vying for a postseason bearth. Last weekend the Wolves defeated Saint Cloud 3-0 and fell 3-1 to Minnesota Duluth. Five of the Wolves seven losses in conference play have come at the hands of ranked opponents. Kaleinani Kabalis, a senior outside hitter, is leading the offensive attack with 3.67 kills/set in NSIC play. The 5-9 senior has had 15 or more kills eight times this season. Passing her the ball, freshmen setter Drew Smith is fifth in the NSIC with 11.16
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