The fourth-ranked golden bears volleyball team picked up where they left off a year ago as they swept the third-ranked truman state bulldogs 30-26, 33-31, 30-21 at the nova southeastern tournament in ft. Lauderdale, fla.

senior jessica lucia (left) paced concordia with 20 kills in 49 attacks for a .286 pct. She also added eight digs. kelsey kyro, also a senior, was the only other bear to reach double-digit kills with 15 as she hit .478 and had a match-high seven blocks.

concordia debuted a newcomer at the setter position as freshman maggie mcnamara (right) served up 52 assists and had eight digs and three blocks in her first collegiate match.

defensively, seniors ashley olson (left) and megan graham led the way with 20 and 18 digs, respectively. Olson also had eight kills as she nearly recorded a double-double while also adding six blocks.

junior monica mcnamara came even closer to a double-double as she put up nine kills and 11 digs.

the golden bears hit .233 as a team while holding the bulldogs to a .178 pct. They dominated at the net as they held a 13-7 blocking advantage and defensively they outdug truman 75-52.

concordia will face their second match of the day at 4 p.m. When they take on barry.