DULUTH, MINN. - Cougar Volleyball (9-5, 4-2 NSIC) closed the weekend with a big time, 3-1, road win over #15 Minnesota Duluth (8-5, 1-4 NSIC) today. 

MATCH DETAILS 

Final Score: USF 3, UMD 1 (19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-23) 

Team Records: USF 9-5, UMD 8-5 

Attendance: 639 

MATCH RECAP 

Abby Haus led The Coo with a big 16-kill game followed by Sadie Voss with 11 and Jordan Kuper with 10. 

Sioux Falls landed 52 kills against the Bulldogs while combining for 14 blocks and eight service aces on the day. 

Elise Gillen dished out 21 assists followed by 18 from Liz Kopp. 

Defensively, Gillen recorded 13 digs followed by Kyleigh Tangen with 12 and Faith Van Eck with 10. USF was led by Jordan Kuper with eight assisted blocks followed by Haus with seven and Jordyn Hamm with six. Hamm also had the Cougars lone solo block of the day. 

Today's win marks the first ranked win since October 29th, 2022, when the Cougars defeated #2 Concordia-St. Paul, 3-2, and the sixth ranked win in the Dan Mathews era.  

UP NEXT 

Sioux Falls will return home on Tuesday, October 8th to host #12 Concordia-St. Paul in their annual Avera Breast Cancer Awareness match at 6pm inside the Stewart Center. 

Fans are encouraged to skip the lines and purchase their tickets online HERE! 

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