Marian women's volleyball splits day two of Red Hawks Invitational

1	2	3	4	F
Concordia-M’head	25	18	25	27	(3)
Marian (WI)	15	25	19	25	(1)

1	2	3	4	5	F
Marian (WI)	31	25	22	21	20	(3)
Martin Luther	29	18	25	25	18	(2)

Marian University women’s volleyball (2-2, 0-0 NACC) bounced back from a four-set loss to Concordia College finishing the Red Hawks Invitational with a five-set win over Martin Luther.

VS. CONCORDIA COLLEGE (L, 3-1, 25-15, 18-25, 25-19, 27-25)

The Cobbers opened the match with a sizable 13-5 lead in the opening set.
Marian trimmed the deficit to four at 14-10, but Concordia College responded with a 9-2 spurt to take the first set.
A 9-3 run early in the second set helped give the Sabres a 13-8 advantage.
Marian was able to maintain this advantage and closed out the set scoring four of the final five points.
The two sides battled to a 14-14 stalemate to begin the crucial third set.
The Cobbers then pulled away and took the set thanks to a 9-2 run.
Marian led late in the fourth and brought the score to 24-22.
The Sabres were denied on three set-point chances only for CC to convert on their first chance to take the match.

VS. MARTIN LUTHER (W, 3-2, 31-29, 25-18, 22-25, 21-25, 20-18)

Marian held a late 21-15 advantage in the opener only for MLC to score seven straight points and lead 22-21.
Each team had multiple chances to finish the set but a Cassandra Arndt kill sandwiched between two kills from Morgan Simac gave Marian the first set.
A 10-1 run early in the second set helped give Marian a 13-6 lead.
This time Marian didn’t let the Knights back in the set to eventually take a 2-0 lead.
The two sides were stalemated at 22-22 late in the third set, but this time it was MLC who scored three straight to force a fourth set.
The fourth set was also knotted late at 19-19 before five straight points from MLC eventually forced a fifth set.
After a 6-6 start to the fifth, Marian was able to build a comfortable lead with a 7-1 run.
The Sabres had match point at 14-8 only for the Knights to score six straight to stay alive.
Just like the first set, both sides had multiple chances to claim the match but it was Kylie Krueger who sealed the win for Marian.

VS. CONCORDIA COLLEGE

The Cobbers finished with a 50-40 edge in kills and 58-56 advantage in digs.
Concordia hit at least .212 in the three sets they won.
Marian is 1-3 all-time against Concordia College with this being the third meeting since 2022.

VS. MARTIN LUTHER

Marian had a 62-48 edge in kills and 112-96 advantage in digs.
The 112 digs is the most in a single match since Sept. 23, 2022 against Governors State.
The Sabre defense limited MLC to a .073 attack percentage in the match.
Marian is now 4-3 all-time against Martin Luther and 4-1 over the last five meetings.
The Sabres were just 1-7 in five-set matches last season.

	Kylie Krueger had 10 kills and 30 digs against Martin Luther, the second double-double of her career.
	Khloe Walling had 12 kills, a .450 attack percentage, seven digs, two service aces, and three total blocks against the Cobbers.
	Kaylie Engebose had a career-high 19 digs and 29 assists in the win over the Knights.