Box Score

MARSHALL, Minn. – The second ranked Southwest Minnesota State women's volleyball team captured its 13^th consecutive victory in a 25-21, 25-19, 26-24 sweep over Minnesota Crookston at home Saturday afternoon.
 
Sarah Parker finished the match with 10 kills while hitting .571 and four block assists. Parker is currently eighth all-time in school history in block assists and 10^th in total blocks for SMSU. Taylor Reiss and Kaylee Burmeister each added 10 kills. Reiss has reached double digit kills in every match for SMSU this season.
 
Eisha Oden finished the match with 8 kills while Amber Messner was the only SMSU player to finish the match in double figures in digs (11).
 
The victory, coupled with a loss by NSIC leaders, Minnesota Duluth, moves the Mustangs (19-3, 13-1 NSIC) into a tie for first place in the conference.
 
The Mustangs suffered from a season low hitting percentage (.250) in a three set match but were able to notch their second highest total service aces (9) as Taylor Reiss, Megan Larson, Kaylee Burmeister, and Erin Corrigan each contributed two aces on the afternoon.
 
Minnesota Crookston fought hard to avoid the sweep in the third set which saw 14 tied scores and 10 lead changes and held the lead at 23-21. The Mustangs were able to edge out UMC however with the help of three kills from Sarah Parker including the match point to win the final set for SMSU 26-24.
 
The loss drops Minnesota Crookston to 9-13 overall with an NSIC record of 5-9.
 
SMSU looks to notch another perfect weekend next week when they travel to play St. Cloud State on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by a big match at No. 1 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at 4 p.m.