Pioneers Fall in 5 at Bellevue

The Basics
Score: MNU 2 - Bellevue 3
Record: MNU (12-8), BU (5-1) 
Location: Bellevue, Neb.

BELLEVUE, Neb. - The Pioneers rebooted the 2020 season and came away with a 5-set loss at Bellevue on Saturday. MNU took the first set 25-20 and the second set 27-25. But the Bruins controlled the next two sets and won 25-19 and 25-15 to force a fifth. The deciding set was tightly contested, but Bellevue ended the match with a 15-12 final.

"It was a tough match," said head coach Molly Karagyaurov. "Hard fought, back and forth, and could have gone either way. Bellevue is not only a good team, but an awesome program with solid leadership. It was exciting to kick off the second part of the season against #12 in the country. I'm proud of the girls stepping up to the plate and putting them on their heels especially being on the road. We have things to work on and we will do that first thing on Monday. We are looking forward to the coming games and ultimately preparing for the conference tournament on March 2nd."

Turning Point
Bellevue took control in the 3rd.

Individual Leaders
Teresa Saunders hit .387 with 15 kills. Jacqueline Calvert had 15 kills and 9 digs. Jennifer Roth added 11 kills and 21 digs. Savannah Mathews had 20 digs. And Kourtney Hansen had 43 assists and 11 digs.

Inside the Box Score
Bellevue had 5 more blocks than MNU.

Up Next
The next match is Saturday at William Woods (0-0) at 2:00.