Duluth, Minn.— Minnesota Crookston was on the road at No. 3 Minnesota Duluth looking to pull an upset over the Bulldogs.
 
The Bulldogs proved to be too much for the Golden Eagles, winning in three sets (19-25, 14-25, 18-25). The Golden Eagles fall to 4-19 (2-13 NSIC), while the Bulldogs continue their outstanding season, moving to 20-3 (13-2 NSIC).
 
Key Players
Minnesota Crookston
Deaira Gresham, 10 kills, 26 total attacks, .308 hitting percentage, 13 digs
Porsha Porath, 6 kills, 31 total attacks
Katie Lienemann, 12 digs
 
Key Players
Minnesota Duluth
Abby Thor, 13 kills, 19 total attacks, .632 hitting percentage
Hanna Meyer, 12 kills, 25 total attacks
Kate Berg, 11 kills, 30 total attacks, 21 digs
 
Set One
The Golden Eagles got out to a quick 2-0 start with the help of a Bulldog attacking error and a Porsha Porath (So., OH, Windom, Minn.) kill.
 
The Bulldogs led 8-6, before two straight attacking errors from the Bulldogs tied things up for the third time already in the set.
 
The Golden Eagles would take a 10-9 lead after lefty Lauren Wallace (R-So., OH, Bloomington, Minn) got one of her three kills on the night.
 
Minnesota Crookston would trail 16-13, before Deaira Gresham (Jr., OH, Maplewood, Minn.) collected a kill to force a Bulldogs timeout, leading 16-15. The Golden Eagles would tie things up out of the timeout at 16 all.
 
UMD would use their home crowd to go on a set-closing run to win the first set from the Golden Eagles, 25-19.
 
Set Two
Set two would see a little more separation as the third ranked Bulldogs started slow, but finished fast. The Golden Eagles used a big duo block from Kate Sikkink (R-Sr., MH, St. Charles, Minn.) and Porath ignited their team to a 5-2 lead.
 
UMD would score seven in a row to take a 9-5 lead. That run was halted by a Gresham kill.
 
Minnesota Duluth would use big runs in the second set to go up in the match two sets to none, by winning the second set 25-14.
 
Set Three
The third set was a back-and-forth affair. The Golden Eagles had their biggest lead of only two in the third set, but had a 14-12 lead after a Sikkink kill.
 
The Golden Eagles would use two UMD attacking errors to lead 16-14.
 
The Bulldogs would eventually score three points in a row to take a 17-16 lead, but Sabrina Leuer (R-Sr., OH, Hamel, Minn.) knotted things up with her second kill on the night.
 
UMD went on one of their biggest runs of the match to take a 24-17 lead and have match point, before a service error got the Golden Eagles back within six.
 
The Bulldogs would close the Golden Eagles out to win the third set 25-18 and the match, three sets to none.
 
Minnesota Crookston is back in action Tuesday night as they travel to St. Cloud, Minn., for a date with No. 11 St. Cloud State for a second time this season. First serve is set for 6 p.m.