MINOT, ND – The MSU Dome was the site of the second meeting between in-state rivals Minot State University and the University of Mary volleyball team on Tuesday night. Maddy Freed paced a balanced Marauders attack led by a career night for Robi Binagi as the Marauders picked up their second victory over the Beavers this season in four sets (25-23, 25-17, 16-25, 25-19).

Searching for their first win, the Beavers were quick out of the gates in the first set of the night gaining an early advantage over the Marauders. Minot State (0-23, 0-16 NSIC) held a small lead until UMary (4-20, 3-13 NSIC) went on an 8-1 run late in the set to take a 24-20 lead with a set-point opportunity. The Beavers stayed alive by gaining the next three points before a kill from Nehkyah Ellis put a definitive end to set one 25-23 in favor of the Marauders.

Set two had back-and-forth action early until the Marauders began to pull away nearly halfway through. Behind a balanced attack coupled with costly Beaver errors, the Marauders clinched their second straight set with a 25-17 score.

Minot State managed to gain separation early in set three and avoided a second sweep loss to UMary on the season by rolling to a 25-16 set victory. However, UMary would quickly flush set three and control the pace of set four, onward to a 25-19 set win and match victory. The Marauders outhit the Beavers 0.168 to 0.128 and Minot State posted 27 attack errors on the night.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Robi Binagi shined offensively for the Marauders as the sophomore from Pewaukee, WI, swung for a career-high 12 kills (hit 0.267) and had a career-high 13 digs.
• Maddy Freed dished out 36 assists to the Marauders attackers Tuesday night, her second-highest total in her freshman season. Freed also contributed eight digs.
• Maddie Cooper was second in kills Tuesday night with nine. Nehkyah Ellis pelted eight kills of her own.
• Kaia Sueker corralled 19 digs while fellow defensive specialist Chloe Lieser had nine and enjoyed success from the service line with three aces.

UP NEXT
The University of Mary volleyball team returns to the MAC October 28-29 for their final home series of the season against the University of Minnesota Crookston (4-20, 3-13 NSIC) and Bemidji State University (3-21, 2-14 NSIC).
PACK the MAC

The Marauders will be hosting a "Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night" for Friday's 6 pm matchup against UM Crookston, for which UMary faculty and staff can show their MCard to receive free admission for themselves and a guest. Saturday's 2 pm matchup against Bemidji State is "2022 Campers Day" for which kids grades K-8 will receive free admission.

VOLLEYBALL TICKETS

• Game tickets for Marauders athletics are available online at www.UMaryTickets.com and at the gate for all UMary athletics
• Adults | $10 + fees online and $15 (CASH ONLY) at the gate
• Seniors (65+) and youth 13-18 | $5 + fees online and $10 (CASH ONLY) at the gate
• Children 12 and under accompanied by an adult | Free
• Children 12 and under with no adult present| $5
• UMary students and faculty and staff with their MCard and youth 12 and younger are admitted free.

Please note that ticket sales at the gate are CASH ONLY purchases. Fans receive a discounted rate on tickets when purchased online at www.umarytickets.com than at the gate. Fans are also able to purchase tickets using credit and debit cards when ordering online while sales at the ticket booth are cash only.
 
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