The concordia volleyball team finished its third straight perfect regular-season in the nsic with a 3-0 (30-20, 30-20, 30-15) win over the university of mary in bismarck. The bears have now won 59 straight against nsic opponents.

kelsey kyro led the bears with 17 kills, three errors and a .667 hitting percentage. She also had a season-high nine blocks in the game.

jessica lucia was the only other bear in double-figures with 14 kills and 11 digs, for her 17th double-double of the season.

as a team, concordia hit .287 with 27 kills and 11 team blocks. The marauders were held to a .103 hitting percentag with 22 kills and two blocks. maggie mcnamara had 36 assists in the match.

the bears are now 31-2 (18-0 nsic). They will host the nsic tournament on nov. 2-4 in the gangelhoff center and open with bemidji state on nov. 2 at 7:30.

2006 tournament schedule
thursday, november 2 - quarterfinals
match a no. 3 sw minnesota staet vs. No. 6 winona state noon
match b no. 2 wayne state vs. No. 7 minnesota-crookston 2:30 p.m.
match c no. 4 msu moorhead vs. No. 5 northern state 5:00 p.m.
match d no. 1 concordia-st. Paul vs. No. 8 bemidji state 7:30 p.m.

friday, november 3 - semifinals
match e winner a vs. Winner b 5:00 p.m.
match f winner c vs. Winner d 7:30 p.m.

saturday, november 4 - championship
semifinal winners 7:00 p.m.