WINONA, Minn. – The #10 Winona State University volleyball team controlled all facets of the match and defeated #7 Concordia-St. Paul 3-1 (25-16, 17-25, 25-15, 25-21) for the second time this season.
The Warriors led nearly every statistical category in the match leading to a four-set victory. WSU had 58 kills at a 0.243 hitting percentage to CSP's 49 kills on a 0.217 percentage. Led by
Bre Maloney's 50 assists, the Warriors recorded 55 assists to the Golden Bears 47. Winona State collected 70 total digs, where
Becca Pagel led all players with 23.
Winona State set the tone early winning the match's first four points to take control of the first set, where WSU won the set 25-16. Concordia-St. Paul battled back in the second set and used several runs in the middle of the set to walk away with a 25-17 second-set win.
The Warriors used the intermission to gather themselves and took the third set handily. A run of eight points, which included four straight Pagel-to-Maloney-to-Flom connections, helped WSU win the set 25-15.
Winona State used a strong offensive fourth set to finish off CSP. The Warriors hit for 18 kills, led by
Megan Flom's six of her own, at a percentage of 0.350 to win the set 25-21.
Sidney Paulson had her second-best performance of the season, swinging for 16 kills on 38 attempts and recorded five block assists. Flom recorded 15 kills and added four block assists with a solo block as well. Maloney added 14 digs to go along with her 50 kills, good for her 13th double-double on the season.
Today's win marks Winona State's second consecutive victory over Concordia-St. Paul, something they have not done since 1999. WSU moves to 21-3 overall with a 12-3 conference record.
The Warriors will be in action on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 6pm as they take on Minnesota State in McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words:
Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
