UMD Volleyball Has Neck-and-Neck Matches Against SMSU on 9/20
SMSU vs UMD October 2024 game with UMD losing to SMSU. Photo by. Grant Jones
UMD faces Southwest Minnesota State University on Saturday, Sept.20, in Romano Gymnasium. They had 4 neck-and-neck matches before winning (UMD) 3- 1 (SMSU). With the first game being a win for SMSU with 25-23, and the rest being wins for UMD with scores of 25-20, 25-14 and 25-16.
The first game started with a closer score and tied at 5-5, but kept breaking even up to 19-19, with the Mustangs taking the lead shortly after at 21-19. UMD wasn’t giving up and kept fighting till the end. SMSU was still in the lead 24-23, then got the final point of the match, making the game 25-23.
UMD persevered and started off strong with a lead of 5-3, then SMSU came back to take the lead and make it 12-11. The Bulldogs really took the game by storm with a lead of 17-11, and later 21-13. SMSU wasn’t giving up and started catching up, making it 21-18, but got defeated by UMD with a win of 25-20 for the Bulldogs.
UMD vs SMSU Fall 2024 game, where the Mustangs defeated the Bulldogs. Photo by. Grant Jones
The game starts in a volley, going back and forth with points as it starts out tied 6-6. UMD takes the lead once again with a run up to 13-8. With SMSU adding a couple of extra points to their score, it wasn’t enough to beat UMD as they won the match 25-14.
With the next match underway, UMD was on a winning streak; they kept it going once more in this match as they had a point streak of 7-0. SMSU wasn’t going down without a fight as they came back still behind but catching up, making the game 15-12. It was no match for UMD this game as they ended up winning 25-16. Making the final 3-1 with a Bulldog victory.
The Bulldogs had 66 kills and the Mustangs had 43, but SMSU had 9 blocks and UMD had 8. SMSU had 20 errors and UMD had only 17, while the Mustangs had 39 assists. UMD ended with almost double, with 60 assists.
UMD has its next matches on Tuesday, Sept.23, at 6 pm at Romano Gymnasium against Bemidji State, and Friday, Sept.26, at 6 pm on the road against Wayne State.