Box Score

LAKELAND, Fla. - #Ellen Thommes and Sara Kampschnieder# each reached double figures in kills and the Mavericks hit over .300 as a team but they fell, 3-1 to 11th-ranked Minnesota Duluth Friday afternoon in their first match at the Florida Southern Classic.

The Mavericks dropped their first match of the year and fell to 4-1 while UMD moved up to 4-1.

The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead then held off a third-set win by Nebraska-Omaha for the 25-23, 25-22, 19-25, 25-15  victory.

Thommes had 13 kills and hit .545 with just one error while Kampschnieder hit .391 with 12 kills.

Thommes and #Brittany Hanssen led UNO above the net with three blocks each and Kelli Goeser led the defense with seven digs. Emily Myers# had 37 assists and five digs.

UNO hit .327 as a team but UMD topped that with a .344 average and had 14 more kills than the Mavericks.

Anna Zyvolski led the Bulldogs with 19 kills with a .405 attack percentage.

UNO will continue action in Florida against 14th-ranked FSC Friday at 6 p.m. Central.