Dani Highum had 25 kills at the McDowell Activity Center on Saturday, a career high according to the university, but the University of Mary volleyball team couldn't close it out. Winona State beat the Marauders 3-2 after UMary held match point three times in the fifth set.
The five-set loss capped a winless home weekend in Bismarck. On Friday night, No. 7 Concordia-St. Paul beat the Marauders 3-1.
How It Went
Winona State won the first two sets, 26-24 and 25-22, according to the official box score. UMary answered by winning the third set 25-14, hitting .393 while holding the Warriors to a .000 attack percentage.
In the fourth set, Winona State took a 17-14 lead with a 6-1 run and later led 22-18. UMary closed the set on an 8-2 run to win it 26-24, with Holli Klettheimer getting the final kill.
The fifth set went back and forth. UMary led 15-14, 16-15 and 17-16, serving for the match each time, but Winona State won the last three points to take the set 19-17, the play-by-play shows.
Along with her 25 kills, Highum had 11 digs, six blocks and three aces. Judith Burke added 17 kills, Natalie Boehmer had 42 assists and Ruby Rengo had nine blocks, which the university called a career high.
On Friday, Concordia-St. Paul won the first set 25-19, UMary took the second 25-23, and the Golden Bears won the third 25-20 and the fourth 25-10. Klettheimer's kill ended the second set. Burke led UMary with 14 kills and freshman Norah Thome had 19 digs. The Golden Bears had 14 aces to UMary's one.
The Season So Far
- UMary is 4-17 overall and 2-11 in the Northern Sun, according to the box score and NSIC standings.
- The Marauders have lost eight straight since a 3-0 home win over Minot State on Sept. 24, according to the team schedule and NSIC standings.
Next Up
- At No. 13 St. Cloud State, Friday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., and at Minnesota State Mankato, Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m.
- At Jamestown, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m.
- The Marauders return to the McDowell Activity Center on Friday, Oct. 30, against Minnesota State Moorhead at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, Oct. 31, against Minnesota Crookston at 1 p.m.
Sources: https://goumary.com/news/2026/10/17/womens-volleyball-marauders-drop-heartbreaker-to-warriors-in-five-sets.aspx ; https://goumary.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2026/winona-state-university/boxscore/7488 ; https://goumary.com/news/2026/10/16/womens-volleyball-marauders-battle-hard-in-four-set-defeat-to-7-golden-bears.aspx ; https://goumary.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2026/concordia-st-paul/boxscore/7487 ; https://goumary.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule/2026 ; https://northernsun.org/standings.aspx?path=wvball
