Box Score ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Winona State University volleyball team traveled to St. Paul to face off against #9 Concordia-St. Paul on Friday, September 27 for their first NSIC weekend of the 2024 season. WSU battled valiantly against CSP, eventually falling in four sets. 

Stat Leaders

• The Warriors were led in kills by Jayda Berg, Gianna Vollrath, Sidney Paulson (10)
• Ashlyn Steding and Anna Hennessy would each get one service ace in the match.
• Ashlyn Steding would collect 20 assists in the match.
• Concordia-St. Paul had three members of their team get into double figure kills.

Set one:
 The Warriors would start the first set down 0-5, but quickly recover and tie the game at 8-8 with a Kenna Kornely kill. The Warriors would battle back and fourth with Golden Bears, before CSP would go on a run to finish the first set, winning 18-25.

Set two:
The Warriors would see themselves in a similar situation starting set two down 1-7. Battling uphill the entire match the WSU would take their first lead of the set at 24-23 with a kill by Abby Ongna and a Jayda Berg kill would finish set two 25-23.

Set three:
WSU and CSP would battle early not seeing a lead of more than a single point before the Golden Bears took a 8-10 lead with a kill from Claudia Stahlke. The Warriors would go on a 5-1 run highlighted with a kill by Gianna Vollrath and a block by Jayda Berg and Vollrath. Concordia-St. Paul fought back after a timeout, taking the set 19-25.

Set four:
Gianna Vollrath would pick up right where she left off taking the first Warrior kill of the set. Kenna Kornely and Sidney Paulson would join the Warrior fun, earning a kill a piece as well, but CSP would earn seven unanswered points taking a 10-23 lead before a Mehlayna Straub kill finished the match 12-25.

Winona State (8-6, 1-2 NSIC) are next in action on Saturday, September 28 at 2pm where they face off against Minnesota State (9-1, 1-1 NSIC) inside the Taylor Center in Mankato, Minn.