Marian University women’s volleyball (4-2, 0-0 NACC) was swept by UW-Superior before defeating Hamline in four sets to open the Stinger Classic, hosted by UW-Superior.
 

UW-SUPERIOR (25-23, 25-15, 25-21)

• UW-Superior entered undefeated and played well to open their own tournament.
• Marian opened the match with a 22-19 lead in the first set but the Yellow Jackets scored five unanswered points and eventually took the set by two points.
• The second set was all UWS and the third set was all about streaks that ultimately ended with UW-Superior scoring three of the final four points.

HAMLINE (25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 26-24)

•  Marian was able to bounce back nicely against Hamline defeating the Pipers in four sets.
• Hamline led late in the opening set 19-18 but Marian would go on a 6-1 streak to take a 24-20 advantage and eventually take the set.
• The Sabres had a 20-18 lead in the second set but Hamline was able to even the sets after scoring six straight points.
• The late comeback didn’t affect the Sabres as Marian opened the third scoring nine of the first 10 points.
• The Pipers managed to trim the deficit down to two but Marian went on a run of 5-1 to pull away and scored the final four points of the set.
• Another quick start in the fourth saw Marian take an early 7-3 lead.
• Hamline managed to rally and led as late as 22-21 but Marian scored three straight for a match-point chance.
• The Pipers turned away the first match-point opportunity but senior Riley Shores finished off the match with a kill shortly after a Hamline service error.

• Marian had fewer kills in both matches with a 39-26 margin against UW-Superior and 41-40 versus Hamline.
• The back row also had fewer digs in both matches; 74-63 against the Yellow Jackets, and 85-70 against Hamline.
• The Sabres had 10 service aces against Hamline, their third match this season with double-digit aces.
• Marian improved to 3-1 all-time against Hamline and remained winless against UWS in five matches.

	Sophomore Olivia Buol had nine kills with three service aces against UWS.  She then posted 10 kills with three block assists against Hamline.
	Junior Harley Bartels had a match-high 12 kills off of .333 hitting in the win over Hamline.
	Freshman Kaylie Engebose posted a double-double in both matches recording 10 digs against both teams with 18 assists versus UWS and 20 against Hamline.