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MOORHEAD, Minn.-- What was billed as a match between two top teams in the MIAC, turned into a clinical execution of volleyball by Concordia for the first two games of their match with Macalester. The Cobbers outscored the Scots by a combined score of 60-23 in the first two games and waltzed to a 3-1 victory over Macalester, who had fashioned a five-match winning streak entering the match.

The Cobbers were never challenged as they improved their MIAC record to 3-2 and 12-2 overall. Macalester, facing one of the top four teams in the conference from last year's standings for the very first time this season, falls to 3-2 in the MIAC and 11-7 overall.

Macalester was barely off the bus when the Cobbers built an 11-0 lead in the first game. Fueled by a strong blocking presence at the net and multiple Scot hitting errors, Concordia went on to build a 21-5 lead. Macalester was able to trade points for the rest of the game, but by that time the damage was done and the Cobbers went on to claim a 30-13 victory.

The second game started slowly enough, with Concordia holding a 7-4 lead, After that point the walls fell in on the Scots and they were outscored 23-6 the rest of the way out. The final stretch of the game saw the Cobbers outscore Macalester 11-1 and claim a 30-10 victory.

Leading 2-0, Concordia head coach Tim Mosser was able to experiment with his lineup and play multiple players throughout the game. Macalester took advantage with after the score was tied at 22-22. The Scots scored five straight points and went on to grab a 30-26 win.

Concordia started slowly in game four and Macalester looked as if they might force a game five. However, a 10-1 Cobber run after the Scots held a 14-11 lead, quickly dashed any hopes of a Macalester comeback.

Leading by six at 21-15, Concordia finished off the match by outscoring the Scots 9-6.

As a team, Concordia had an attacking percentage of .239 as opposed to Macalester's .124. The Cobbers, who rank among the national leaders in blocks, finished the match with 17 total blocks. Three different Concordia players totaled double-digit kill numbers.

All-American Becca Shane led the match with 16 kills, while Michelle Honek and Danielle Norby each finished with 12. Honek also recorded 14 digs.

Mackenzie Close, the lone senior on the team, had another solid match. She had a team-high .385 attacking percentage and finished with a match-high five blocks. Jill Hance had 29 assists to lead the Cobber offense and Anna Walden amassed 19 digs to captain the Cobber defense.

Macalester was led by the hitting of Sonia Muzikarova. She finished with 13 kills in 33 total attacks. Maggie Buttermore had a match-high 23 digs and Brianna Keefe-Oates added a match-high 34 assists.

Concordia will have a week off before returning to action on Wednesday, Oct. 5, when they host Hamline at 7:00pm.