Marian University women’s volleyball (5-21, 1-8 NACC) forced a fourth set but ultimately fell to MSOE 25-21, 25-22, 17-25, 25-22.
 

• MSOE scored six straight points to take an early 8-4 lead in the opening set.
• The Raiders built that lead out to 16-9 before Marian went on an 8-1 run to tie the set at 17-17.
• Marian was able to take the lead at 19-18, but the Raiders responded ending the set with a 7-2 spurt.
• The Sabres used a 7-2 lead early in the second to take a 14-10 advantage.
• MSOE was able to answer scoring 11 of the next 15 points to lead 21-18.
• The two sides traded points the rest of the way, however, giving MSOE a 2-0 lead.
• After a 10-10 stalemate opened the third, Marian was able to pull away with a 10-2 run.
• Both teams went point-for-point the remainder of the set with Gabrielle Bulkow and Cassandra Arndt ending the set with back-to-back kills.
• MSOE held an early 14-9 lead to start the third thanks to a 7-2 start to the set.
• Marian was able to bounce back taking the lad at 17-15 with an 8-1 run.
• The Sabres took that lead out to 20-19 only for MSOE to end the set strong scoring six of the final eight points.

• The Sabre back row held a slim 82-77 advantage in digs, while MSOE had an edge in kills at a 52-49 clip.
• Marian had a strong game at the service line recording eight aces.
• At the net, Marian posted seven blocks, only the third time this season the Sabres had at least seven blocks.
• Marian had double-digit kills in the first three sets but were limited to nine kills and a .020 hitting percentage in the fourth set.
• The Sabres are now 49-16 all-time against MSOE having dropped the last two meetings.

	Morgan Simac had her third double-double of the season recording 10 kills and 18 digs.
	Cassandra Arndt tied a career high with 10 kills.
	Sofia Rodriguez had a match-high 24 digs.

Date posted: October 30, 2026