BEMIDJI, MINN. - The University Of Mary committed 16 service errors and five blocking errors as Northern Sun opponent Bemidji State won its third conference match of the year 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 23-25 and 24-26) Saturday, Oct. 15.
 
Senior outside hitter Thayna Silva finished with 21 kills for the Marauders (8-12, 3-8 NSIC) as junior outside hitter Lauren Randall added 19 and senior teammate Elizabeth Garcia tagged on 11 more.
 
Mary outhit the Beavers 63 kills to 58 as the Marauders finished with a .336 hitting percentage but committed too many errors to drop the match.
 
Geovana Almeida finished with a team-high 20 digs and senior setter Janell Finkbeiner collected 46 assists but BSU received a match-high 24 kills from Jessica Yost to secure the victory.
 
With the win, BSU extends its winning streak to two matches after losing nine straight matches.
 
The Marauders will travel to Minot, N.D., Tuesday, Oct. 18 to face Minot State before coming back to the McDowell Activity Center for home matches against Minnesota State University - Mankato and Concordia - St. Paul.
 
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