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Colorado Premier
3
Winner West Florida UWF 2-3
1
Concordia-St. Paul CU 3-1
Winner
West Florida UWF
2-3
3
Final
1
Concordia-St. Paul CU
3-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
West Florida UWF 14 25 25 25 (3)
Concordia-St. Paul CU 25 20 22 18 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | CJ Siewert

Golden Bears Fall In First Game At Colorado Premier Challenge

Box Score
DENVER – The Concordia University volleyball team didn't start the Colorado Premier Challenge as it would have hoped to, losing to West Florida 3-1 by set scores of 25-14, 20-25, 22-25 and 18-25. The loss ends a 14-match win streak for the Golden Bears and marks the first loss against an unranked opponent since September 9, 2005, which was also at the Colorado tourney.
 
Concordia got off to a great start, winning the first set in convincing fashion 25-14. West Florida led early 3-1 but the Golden Bears stormed back with an 11-to-5 run to lead 12-7. CU slowly increased that lead and claimed nine of the set's last 12 points.
 
In the second set, West Florida scored the first point and never looked back. The Argonauts quickly led 10-3 before the Bears crept back into the game with an 11-to-6 run to trail by two at 16-14. But the Argonauts reclaimed control of the set and won 25-20.
 
The third set was a tight back and forth battle as the highest point differential was four (9-5) by West Florida. Kara Pioske (Waconia, Minn. ) tallied a service ace for the Golden Bears' first lead of the set at 10-9, but the Argonauts won the next four points for a 13-10 lead. Play continued to go back and forth and the Bears reclaimed the lead at 22-21 on a kill by Ellie Duffy (Fridley, Minn. ), but once again West Florida stuck it out and won the final four points.
 
The Golden Bears got off to hot start in the fourth on four straight kills and led by as much as five points twice (8-3 and 10-5), but the Argonauts fought back to take a 14-13 lead. CU took the next three points but West Florida answered with six-straight points for a 20-16 lead and went on to win 25-18.
 
Last week's AVCA National Player of the Week Cassie Haag (Plymouth, Minn. ) led the team with 18 kills on 26 attempts (.615). Libero Cassie Weaver (Lakeville, Minn. ) tallied 16 digs on the reception and Amanda Konetchy (Victoria, Minn. ) posted a season-high 50 assists. The Golden Bears out-killed the Argonauts 64-to-48 but committed 29 attack errors compared to 11.
 
Concordia will now face Lewis University tonight at 8:00 p.m. CST in Pool I. 
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