The fourth-ranked Golden Bears extended their winning streak to 19 matches as they swept no. 18 Minnesota State University Moorhead 30-24, 30-16, 30-11. The win for the Bears clinches the regular-season NSIC title and the right to host the conference tournament. MSU Moorhead falls to 22-4 and 9-3 in league play. The Bears have not lost a single game in conference play in any of their 11 matches, a streak of 33 consecutive games in league play.
Four bears notched double-digit kills, led by senior
Joy Wubben with 12 while sophomore
Jessica Lucia and senior
Tia Lindberg each had 11 with junior
Valerie Olson adding ten. Lucia also recorded a double-double as she turned up ten digs. NSIC Setter of the Week, junior
Cailin Terhaar, racked up 43 more set assists as the Bears hit a solid .336 on the match while holding the Dragons to just .031.
The Dragons were led by Sigourney Schaffer who ammassed a match-high 15 kills with a .480 hitting percentage. Julie Vancura picked up a double-double with 16 digs and 21 set assists.
The Bears out-blocked the Dragons 13 to 5, as Wubben piled up nine total blocks, two solo. Concordia out-killed MSUM 51-33 for the match.
The Bears return home this weekend, as they play host to Minnesota Crookston on Friday night and Bemidji State on Saturday afternoon. Friday's match against UM Crookston is senior night, with the match starting at 7 p.m., and Saturday's match against BSU is parent night and will start at 3 p.m.