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Facing another week of conference competition, the Winona State University women’s volleyball team competed in games against Concordia University-St. Paul, University of Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State University to post one win and two losses.

Opening the week against Concordia-St. Paul, head coach Joe Getzin said Concordia is always dangerous.

“Any team that wins seven straight national titles is always going to be tough to beat,” Getzin said.

Travelling to St. Paul, the Warriors committed numerous errors in the first set. Concordia cruised to a 25-12 first set victory while holding the Warriors to a .000 hitting percentage.

In the second set the Warriors kept the score close until the end. Both teams went point for point until Concordia claimed the set win 25-23.

The Warriors took an early lead 8-0 in the third set — a lead they would not surrender. A small Concordia comeback was overcome by a similar Warrior comeback, but the game closed out 25-20 in favor of the Warriors.

Even with the momentum from the win, the Warriors fell to Concordia’s offense in the fourth and final set of the match by a score of 25-14.

The offense for the Warriors was led by efforts from Taylor Goar and Kylea Roeglin who each had ten kills. Defensively, Jamie Cairncross had 15 digs, while Danielle Rampart recorded nine, as the team put up one of their best defensive outings of the season.

Returning home after a three game road trip, the Warriors were set to face Sioux Falls on Friday, Oct. 17 and Southwest Minnesota State the following day.

Like the Concordia game, the Warriors dropped the first set of the match by a 25-23 score. Rebounding in the second set the Warrior offense picked up the pace and led the way to a 25-16 win. A third set was again a Warrior victory. This time the score was 25-19.

The following set gave the Warriors their third straight set win and the fourth and final set gave them the match win. Goar helped to push the Warriors ahead in the last set with six kills in a 25-23 Warrior win.

Three Warriors finished the match with a double-double as Goar had 14 digs and 16 kills, Larsen had 10 kills with 43 assists and Rampart had 12 kills and 13 digs.

Finishing the week against Southwest Minnesota State the Warriors were taken down in straight sets by the sixth-ranked Mustangs.

The Warriors fell behind early in the first set, giving the Mustangs a 25-23 opening set win. A similar story for the second set, the Warriors fell by a score of 25-22.

The Warriors lost the third and final set 25-16 to give Southwest Minnesota the sweep. The defense held Southwest Minnesota to a .236 hitting percentage and the offense posted a .097 hitting percentage for the entire match.

At week’s end the Warriors are 14-5 on the season and have a 9-4 record in the NSIC. A three game road series starts next weekend with matches against Wayne State University and Augustana College on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25, respectively.