Bismarck, ND – A double-double from Nehkyah Ellis helped lead the University of Mary volleyball team (5-17, 2-11 Northern Sun) to their second straight conference win over the University of Minnesota Crookston (1-17, 0-13 NSIC).

The Marauders trailed the Golden Eagles 21-20 in the first set. UMary rallied off five of the next six points to win 25-22.

The Marauders continued their good play in the second set as they would win 25-19. UMary scored the winning point on an attacking error from UMC.

The Golden Eagles would come back and win the third set 25-22 after trailing the Marauders 18-12.

UMary was able to regain control in the fourth set and win 25-19 after Emily Torborg scored the game-winning kill after an assist from Kameron Selvig.

"We challenged our team to put two matches together back-to-back this weekend. I am proud of how they responded and fought to finish the weekend strong," said head coach Abby Pollart.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Bailey Harms had 13 kills on 18 total attempts giving her a .667 hitting percentage

Kameron Selvig led the Marauders in assists with 44

Maddie Cooper had 10 kills and three blocks

Kaia Sueker led the team in digs with 17

Emily Torborg had five kills, four blocks and four digs

STAT OF THE GAME
Nehkyah Ellis had a double-double after posting 16 kills and 13 digs while earning three blocks and two aces.

SCOREBOARD
Set one: UM 25-22
Set two: UM 25-19
Set three: UMC 25-22
Set four: UM 25-19

UP NEXT
The Marauders will look to make it three wins in a row as they travel to Minot, ND, to take on Minot State University on Thursday, October 28, at 7 pm.

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