MINOT, ND – Judith Burke and Dani Highum combined for thirty kills as the University of Mary volleyball team earned their first conference win of the season (25-22, 19-15, 25-17, 25-20) on the road against Minot State University.

UMary (4-7, 1-2 Northern Sun) recorded 50 kills on a .209 hitting percentage, while MSU (1-10, 0-3 NSIC) recorded 56 kills on a .165 attack percentage. The Marauders had 47 assists and eight aces, while the Beavers had 47 assists and six aces.

The first set was tied at 19-19 when UMary would go on a 5-2 run to take a 24-21 lead. MSU grabbed another point, but Burke followed by delivering the set-winning kill on an assist from Katie Bleeker.

An 8-0 run in the second set saw the Beavers tie the match up at 1-1. UMary rallied in the third set, highlighted by a Holli Klettheimer kill on an assist from Maddy Freed that earned the Marauders a 25-17 win.

The fourth and final set went back-and-forth, with the score tied at 20-20 when head coach Robert Frost called a timeout. UMary went on a 5-0 run that included kills from Klettheimer and Highum to take down the set and the match.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Judith Burke posted a career-high 17 kills to go along with seven digs.

Dani Highum had 13 kills on a .306 attack percentage. She also had seven digs and two aces.

Maddy Freed dished out a team-high 28 assists while contributing four aces and eight digs.

Holli Klettheimer recorded nine kills on a .400 hitting percentage.

Natalie Boehmer led the team with a career-best 13 digs.

Katie Bleeker added 10 digs and two aces.

UP NEXT  
The Marauders host their first home game of the season against Winona State University on Friday, September 26, at 6 pm in the McDowell Activity Center.

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