st. Paul, minn. - cassie haag threw down 11 kills and marked nine blocks to lead the golden bears (16-0, 5-0 nsic) to a swift 3-0 win over minnesota, crookston (3-13, 0-5 nsic) on friday evening (25-16, 25-12, 25-7). Concordia continues action on the road tomorrow afternoon against msu moorhead. box score

concordia was virtually unstoppable offensively against the golden eagles, finishing the match with a .500 hitting average. They held their opponent to .114 hitting by marking 11 blocks on the night.

the power set for the golden bears was the third and final set, which finished with a score of 25-7. In 32 hitting attempts that set, concordia marked kills 22 times and did not make an error. In fact, only two members of the team committed a hitting error all night. sadie kessler was the main focal point for setter maggie mcnamara, who finished with 42 assists on the team's 49 kills. Kessler led all players with a match high 15 kills.

haag awed the crowd all match, however, with her nine blocks, eight being assisted and one coming on her own as a solo block. Her 11 kills came from 20 attempts. She did not make a hitting error in the match. megan carlson also had a strong blocking night with four assists. She also had nine digs and seven kills.

the golden eagles' hitting lineup was led by amber meyer with eight kills. Jaclyn slepicka had a match high 15 digs.