Box Score CROOKSTON, Minn. – Amanda Swann's (Sr., OH, Rochester Hills, Mich.) 17 kills helped pace a University of Minnesota, Crookston volleyball team that bounced back after losing the first set to upend the University of Sioux Falls 3-1 (15-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15) and snap a six-match losing streak. The Golden Eagles improve to 8-9 (4-6 NSIC) with the victory that is the first NSIC win for UMC since upending Bemidji State University Sept. 18. Sioux Falls' record drops to 9-10 (1-9 NSIC).

Swann finished the match hitting .244 with 17 kills on 41 attempts. The 17 kills is a season-high for any UMC hitter. Coming in, the high was 16 kills accomplished by Swann against Northern State University Oct. 5 and Brittany Looker (So., OH, Rochester, Minn.) Sept. 7 versus Ferris State University.

Looker chipped in 14 kills on the night and hit .306 to put in a very solid night of her own to add to Swann's attack numbers. The Golden Eagles finished the night with 47 kills and 17 errors while hitting .222 as a team. Lindsey Rees (R-Jr., S, Bronson, Mich.) paced the team with 23 assists on the night while Paige Mitchell (R-Jr., S, West Palm Beach, Fla.) chipped in 17.

Defensively three players had double-figure dig numbers for a UMC team that finished with 59 digs for 14.75 digs per set. Alexandra Skeeter (Jr., OH, Milwaukee, Wis.) led the team with 16 digs while Chelsea Wiesner (Jr., Lib., Rochester, Minn.) added 14 and Looker chipped in 12, securing her 10th double-double of the year. UMC's block was led by Morgan VanGerpen (So., MH, Overland Park, Kan.), who finished with one solo block and three block assists.

Sioux Falls was held to a .147 hitting percentage on the night. Kellee Griese led the Cougars with 11 kills while Emily Johnson chipped in 10. Sioux Falls had 48 kills and 27 errors on the night. Alexa Reed paced the Cougar offense with 40 assists. Defensively, Sioux Falls had three players with double-figure digs paced by Andrea Odbert's 19.

In the first set, the Cougars came out and dominated out-hitting UMC .281 to .000 to win the set 25-15. It was only the seventh first set UMC had lost all season and was a reverse of recent fortunes as the Golden Eagles had won three of the last four sets and ultimately lost those matches. UMC had seven errors in the first set and only seven kills. Sioux Falls had 14 kills and five errors.

The Golden Eagles bounced back in the second set as they hit .208 compared to a .034 hitting percentage from the Cougars. Swann had four kills and hit .375 as UMC dominated Sioux Falls 25-16 in the frame.

In the third set, the two teams went back-and-forth early with the score knotted at 16-16 but the Golden Eagles took four of the next six points with two Swann kills, a Wiesner service ace and an attack error from Sioux Fall's Chanda Goedken. From there, UMC was able to hang on for the 25-21 set win. UMC hit .341 in the set led by Swann's seven kills and .583 hitting percentage.

In set four, the Golden Eagles again dominated with a 25-15 victory to secure the match. UMC hit .270 in the set compared to .057 in the set. Looker paced the Golden Eagles in the frame with five kills and hit .400 for the set.

UMC will look to build on the victory as they host No. 2 Southwest Minnesota State University. After a 3-0 victory by the Mustangs over Bemidji State University Friday, SMSU looks poised to take the No. 1 spot in the AVCA poll if they defeat the Golden Eagles. Current No. 1 University of Nebraska-Kearney fell earlier in the week to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference team Wayne State College (Neb.).

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The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).