SMU Volleyball

**Match Notes**
The Cobbers handed SMU a 3-0 setback in the teams' regular-season meeting a year ago. … The Cardinals saw their MIAC record fall to 0-3 as they dropped their third straight 3-0 match, falling to St. Benedict 30-14, 30-11, 31-29 Friday evening at the SMU Gym. … Concordia, meanwhile, suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Carleton for the second straight season on Friday.

Cardinal Notes

Lisa Engdahl
9 kills vs.
St. Ben's

Today’s match against 16th-ranked Concordia marks the second straight match vs. a ranked team for the Cardinals. Friday’s opponent, St. Benedict, was ranked No. 15 in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll. … Five of the Cardinals’ eight losses have been by 3-0 scores — including back-to-back-to-back losses to Bethel and Macalester to open their conference schedule. … Three of SMU’s four wins have been by a 3-1 score. … SMU failed to have at least one person finish with 10 or more kills for the first time all season vs. St. Benedict. … Lisa Engdahl led the Cardinals’ offense vs. CSB, collecting nine kills. … SMU his just .103 vs. St. Benedict — including .000 in Game 1 and -.219 in Game 2. … SMU has now lost three straight and six of its last seven. … The Cardinals led just once in all three games combined vs. CSB — holding leads of 28-27 and 29-27 in Game 3, only to have CSB score the final four points to win the game and the match.

**Cobber Notes**
Concordia entered Friday’s match against Carleton as one of the league’s hottest teams, having put together a season-opening six-match winning streak, then, following a 3-1 loss to St. Thomas to open the MIAC season on Sept. 14, won five straight before Friday’s loss to Carleton. … Nine of Concordia’s 11 wins have been by 3-0 decisions. … The Cobbers won their home Concordia Invitational for the second straight year last weekend. In a span of four matches, the Cobbers lost only one game and finished with a perfect 4-0 tournament record. The Cobbers are now 8-0 in the past two Concordia Invitational tournaments. … Concordia All-American Becca Shane currently leads the MIAC in points per game and blocks. … In the team’s 13 matches, Shane has 55 blocks and is averaging 5.32 points per game. Against Northwestern on Sept. 17, Shane had 13 blocks in the four-game victory. That total is the second highest in program history for a four-game match.