Three Teams Start 4-0

#1 posting 8.26.2007
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D2 ACTION
Volleyball tournaments wrapped up yesterday with three area teams unblemished at 4-0: Concordia St. Paul; South Dakota; and MN State Mankato.

Ramada Downtown Minneapolis--Concordia St. Paul Tournament
#6 Concordia St. Paul swept Barry and then the Golden Bears kept the brooms out for Millersville. CSP finished the tournament 4-0. Next up will be the Days Inn Denver West tournament next weekend sponsored by the Colorado School of Mines.

#2 UM Duluth split their Saturday matches sweeping Northern Michigan early and then lost to #7 Truman State in five.

Best Western Alamosa Inn--Adams State
Winona State split their games Saturday with a four game loss to Western New Mexico and a sweep over Dixie State.

Ferris State Tournament
St. Cloud State finished 2-2 at Ferris State with a four game win over the Colorado School of Mines and then getting swept by #11 Grand Valley State.

Mile High Classic
South Dakota starts the season at 4-0 with a pair of wins on Saturday. USD swept Chadron State and then the Coyotes defeated Indianapolis in four in the final match.

North Alabama Classic
North Dakota ended their stay at this tournament 0-4 getting swept narrowly by North Alabama, and then dropping a fiver to Tusculum.

Nova Southeastern Sharks Classic
MN State Mankato wrapped up their stay in Florida with a 4-0 mark. They outlasted Lynn in five and then swept Dowling.

Augustana finished the tournament 3-1 with two wins on Saturday. They swept Dowling and defeated the hosts, Nova Southeastern, in four.

UN Kearney
Northern State split Saturday getting swept by the hosts UNK in the first match and then wrapping up the tournament with a five game win the hard way against NW Missouri State. NSU trailed 0-2 against NW.

UN Omaha Classic
UN Omaha finished 3-1 in their own tournament with two wins on Saturday. The Mavericks bumped off Mary in three; UNO topped Colorado State Pueblo in four.

San Bernardino Tournament
#25 SW MN State upset #4 UC San Diego in five. The Mustangs wons game 1, 2, and 5. Erin Contons and Leah Ashburn made the all tournament team. Host #3 Cal State San Bernardino swept the Mustangs in the final match.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
Katie Gangelhoff, UM Duluth 68 vs Truman State 2-3
Stef Sandstrom, MN State Mankato 58 vs Lynn 3-2
DIGS
Crystal Hoffrogge, UM Duluth 29 vs Truman State 2-3
Kari Wolford, UM Duluth 29 vs Truman State 2-3
Mary Slinger, Concordia St. Paul 28 vs Millersville 3-0
Blayne Olson, Northern State 27 vs NW Missouri State 3-2
Andreana Pieper, St. Cloud State 25 vs Colorado School of Mines 3-1
KILLS
Vicky Braegelmann, UM Duluth 28 vs Truman State 2-3
Emily Baldwin, St. Cloud State 24 vs Colorado School of Mines 3-1
Amanda Beekman, MN State Mankato 23 vs Lynn 3-2
Britta Hanson, North Dakota 20 vs Tusculum 2-3
Emily Knaeble, Northern State 20 vs NW Missouri State 3-2

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