The University of Wisconsin Superior could not slow the Blazers of the College of Saint Benedict as the Yellowjackets fell in straight sets in non-conference action at Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium on Friday night.

The too-tall Blazers matched up well against the front line for UW-Superior (7-17), forcing the Yellowjackets to hit just .097 for the match. Each team collected six blocks on the evening, but St. Benedict (10-9) had 47 kills while holding UWS to just 29. The Blazers hit .282, rolling to victories of 25-19, 25-16, and 25-21. The Yellowjackets had their strongest performance of the night in game three, but could not sustain their offense as the two teams went back-and-forth. An early five-point run for Saint Benedict proved to be the different.

Freshman Brylee Colligan (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji H.S.) and senior Alexis Landherr (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti H.S.) tied for the team-high with eight kills each. Liz Schultz and Megan Koop each went over double digits for the Blazers with 13 and 11, respectively. Junior libero Mackenzie Dahlin (Kaukauna, Wis./Kaukauna H.S.) had 16 digs for the Yellowjackets, narrowly edged for the game-high by CSB's Ashley Trustheim. Sophomore setter Emily VerWay (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley H.S.) had yet another double-double to add to her resume this season with 24 assists and 10 digs. She also had an ace and played a role in two blocks on the day. Landherr, Schultz, and Koop each had three blocks on the night for their respective teams.

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The Yellowjackets will travel to Sandy Schumaker Memorial Tournament on Saturday afternoon. They'll take on the University of St. Thomas in the tournament opener for UW-Superior and then the hosts from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in match number two. Opening serve between the Yellowjackets and Tommies is set for 2:00 p.m. in Eau Claire.