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Marian women’s volleyball snaps skid defeating WLC

Marian University women’s volleyball (9-15, 3-6 NACC) snapped a five-match losing streak defeating Wisconsin Lutheran 19-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-19.
 

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  • Wisconsin Lutheran started fast and took an early 8-3 lead and brought that lead out to 17-11.
  • Marian was able to trim its deficit down to two but the Warriors closed out the opening set with a 6-2 run.
  • The roles reversed in the second set but an early 11-5 Sabre lead was erased by six unanswered points from WLC.
  • The two squads went back-and-forth to a 20-20 stalemate before Marian took advantage of five straight WLC attack errors to even the sets.
  • Neither side led my more than three points in the third set eventually leading to a 22-22 tie.
  • The Sabres scored the next two points only for WLC to fight off a pair of set-point chances and tie the set at 24-24.
  • Back-to-back kills from Marian gave the Sabres a 2-1 advantage.
  • The fourth set was similar to the third with Marian holding a slim 18-17 lead.
  • The Sabres were then able to end the match going on a 7-2 spurt with five kills.

 

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  • Marian finished with a 52-38 advantage in kills and had at least 11 kills in all four sets.
  • The back row finished with a 67-49 edge for digs.
  • Wisconsin Lutheran had an advantage at the net with 10 blocks to only three for Marian.
  • The Sabres improved to 30-23 all-time against Wisconsin Lutheran.

 

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Sophomore Olivia Buol led the Marian offense with 13 kills.
Junior Alana McDermott led the back row with a match-high 18 digs.
Sophomore Kylie Krueger had 12 kills and hit .385 in the win.

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