MATCH REWIND:

Match Stats: Concordia vs. Hamline Box Score - Now Online!

MATCH RECAP:

ST. PAUL, Minn. (10/10/07)--Down 21-12 in the opening game against Hamline in St. Paul on Wednesday night, it seemed the Cobbers were destined to battle through a marathon MIAC match in order to get past the Pipers. One hour later, the Cobbers had quickly overtaken Hamline and went on to a 30-27, 30-23, 30-22 win that helped CC post their fifth straight conference victory - a win that pushes their league mark to 6-1 and keeps them in three-way tie for second place in the conference standings. Overall, Concordia is now 14-5 and has won eight of their last nine matches.

The turnaround in game No.1 came courtesy of a 15-5 run that gave the Cobbers a 27-26 lead - a lead they would never relinquish for the rest of the match. In that run, CC sophomore Maggie Olson had three kills and the Cobbers posted a pair of service aces. Olson would finish the match with a team-high nine kills.

The second and third games saw Concordia break to early leads and then hold off the Pipers in the middle of both contests before finally pulling away in the end. In the second game, CC broke to a 4-1 lead and then watched as Hamline cut the margin to 16-13 and 19-16 before rattling off a 7-3 streak to end the game. The third played out in the same fashion, after CC went ahead 4-1, Hamline trimmed the lead to 5-3 and then the Cobbers finished off the match by claiming 25 of the final 44 points.

Olson finished the match with the nine kills to go along with a match-high .667 attack percentage. She was matched by Michelle Honek who was a part of a quartet of Cobbers who had at least eight kills in the match. Honek had nine kills to go along with a team-high 12 digs. Abby Scheel and Dana Wermers added eight kills each. Scheel continues her strong play on the offensive side of the net. She now has 114 kills on the year and has had at least eight kills in five of the team's last six matches. Scheel also finished the match with five digs and a block. Wermers had eight kills and hit .429 for the match. Jill Hance led CC with 24 assists and freshman Valerie Glynn had a match-high five blocks.

Hamline (13-9/2-4 MIAC) had three players post double-digit kill totals. They were led by Shelby Hyllengren, who had a match-high 14 kills.

Concordia will have an extended break before returning to action when they host Gustavus on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. and then Carleton on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. Both games will feature live video and live stats which can be accessed through the Concordia athletics website.