Metro College Sports Roundup for Saturday, August 31 – InForum

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The North Dakota volleyball team ended the Fort Myers Classic with a five-set loss to Illinois Chicago on Saturday.

Illinois Chicago won 25-17, 25-12, 24-26, 21-25, 15-9.

NDSU’s Ali Hinze had 12 kills and served two aces, Lauren Jansen had 10 kills and Baily Randall had nine kills. Emily Bruss had 23 assists and served three aces, and Maddy Dombeck had 13 assists, two aces and five aces.

The Bison are 0-3 overall and host West Virginia in the NDSU/UND Tournament opener at 7:00 PM on Friday, September 7 in Fargo.

PELLA, Iowa — Concordia opened its season with two losses on Saturday.

Fontbonne defeated the Cobbers 25-20, 25-18, 25-16 in Saturday’s first game. Central Iowa downed the Cobbers 25-14, 26-24, 25-10 in the second match of the day.

Against Fontbonne, Concordia’s Cayla Sailer had 12 kills and Mallory Leitner had six kills. Anna Knain had 17 assists and 11 digs.

Against Iowa Central, the Cobbers’ Leitner had six kills and Maria Watt and Lexie Lohman both had five kills. Knain had 10 assists.

The 0-2 Cobbers open the Coe (Iowa) tournament against Concordia (Wis.) at 6:00 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6.

INDIANOLA, Iowa — Layna Depping and Cassie Nash scored goals as Simpson beat Concordia 2-0 on Saturday.

Simpson limited the Cobbers to just two shots on goal. Concordia goalkeeper Kaitlin Petrich stopped six of Simpson’s eight shots.

The 1-1 Cobbers play Cornell College in the Nebraska Wesleyan Tournament at 3 p.m., Saturday, September 7.

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