ST. PAUL, Minn. – The No. 14 Concordia-St. Paul volleyball team (5-3, 1-0 NSIC) opened Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play on Friday evening, sweeping NSIC newcomer Jamestown (5-3, 0-1 NSIC) in its first taste of conference action at the Gangelhoff Center.

The match was just the second meeting between the two teams in the all-time series, with each now holding a head-to-head record of 1-1. Jamestown's win over Concordia came back in the 1999 season while both schools were members of the NAIA.

The Golden Bears cruised by the Jimmies in all three sets, winning in comfortable fashion with set scores of 25-13, 25-12, and 25-11. CSP finished the match with 37 kills and a .372 hitting percentage while limiting Jamestown to just 22 kills on a -.010 hitting clip. Concordia also had advantages in nearly every other statistical category, leading in aces (10-1), blocks (10-3), assists (33-19), and digs (49-43).

Early in the opening set, a run of nine straight Concordia points made it 14-4 in favor of the Golden Bears. CSP never looked back from there, blowing by the Jimmies for a 25-13 set win. Kills were nearly even in the frame as Concordia finished with 14 to Jamestown's 12, but the Bears were far more efficient with a .368 to .106 advantage in hitting percentage.

Set two played out in similar fashion with a six-point streak by the Golden Bears making it 15-5 on the way to a dominant 25-12 win for CSP. Jamestown finished with just six kills and nine errors in the set for a -.120 hitting percentage while Concordia logged 11 kills and two errors to hit .360.

The Jimmies looked more competitive early on in set three as they claimed the first two points and later held a 4-3 lead, but Concordia claimed eight of the following 10 points to take an 11-6 advantage. The Golden Bears remained firmly in control from that point on, cruising to a 25-11 win to take the match in straight sets.

Senior Ellie Sieling nearly posted her third double-double of the season, logging 10 digs, 8 kills, and three service aces while hitting a team-best .500 on the night. Senior Makenna Nold led the team with 13.5 points in the match, logging eight kills and a season-high eight block assists to go along with two service aces and a team-leading 11 digs.

Freshman Kaelyn Snoozy put together a strong performance in the first conference action of her career, registering eight kills on an impressive .467 hitting percentage. Middle blockers Mehlayna Straub and Kelsey Cooper added seven and six kills, respectively with each also posting four total blocks. 

Sophomore Reagan Hickey served the role of setter in the first two sets, amassing 18 assists and three digs. Redshirt freshman Audrey Waterman paced the offense in the final set, finishing with 10 assists and three digs.

Senior libero Cassie Sieling tallied 10 digs, three assists, and a service ace while senior Natalee Rolbiecki added nine digs and an assist.

For the Jimmies, Ava Mueller, Corbyn Menz, and Addison Brooke led the way on offense with four kills each. Libero Momoka Minamiya led all players in the match with 13 digs for UJ. 

The Golden Bears will remain at home tomorrow, hosting No. 15 Northern State (8-1, 0-1 NSIC) at 2 p.m. in another conference match. In ranked matchups so far this season, the Golden Bears have posted a record of 2-1 with wins over No. 2 Angelo State and No. 5 West Texas A&M and a loss to No. 7 Ferris State.