Box Score  Bismarck, N.D. – The University of Mary fell 3-0 to Minnesota State University Moorhead (4-12, 6-11 NSIC) in their final home game of the season. The Marauders used Thursday's game to help raise money and awareness for stomach cancer.
 
Allison Opp led the Marauders with five kills.
 
Meredith Edgeland for the Dragons led the game with 10 kills while hitting .588.
 
The Marauders trailed early in the first set 5-4. The Dragons caught fire, however, as they went on a 10-0 to open up the set to 15-4. The deficit proved to be too much, as U-Mary would drop the first set 25-11. Six of the Marauders points in the first set came off of Dragon errors.
 
The second set saw U-Mary fall behind early again. An attack error by MSU Moorhead brought the score to 11-7. This was the closest the Marauders were able to close the gap as the Dragons cruised to a 25-12 win and took a 2-0 lead in the game.
 
Prior to the third set the Marauders took some time to honor Mona Paradine. Mona was the mother of former U-Mary volleyball player Julie Paradine. Julie's mother passed away last summer after a battle with stomach cancer.
 
MSU-Moorhead was just too strong again in the third set. The Dragons jumped out to an early 8-2 lead. The Marauders point followed by a 6-0 run by the Dragons widened the gap 14-3. Moorhead never led by fewer than 10 the rest of the set on their way to a 25-12 win.
 
U-Mary struggled offensively hitting just -.087 on the night.
 
Defensively Valerie Lesu added a game-high 18 assists, three more than Moorhead's seven-time NSIC Defensive Player of the Week, Katy Ness.
 
Clare Lulich recorded her second most digs of the season with nine.
 
Paige Smith, Valerie Lesu and Hailee Walsh played in the final home game of their careers.
 
U-Mary will be back in action on Sunday as they head to Aberdeen, S.D. to take on Northern State University.