WINONA, Minn. - The Carleton volleyball team fell to Saint Mary's in straight sets on Saturday night at Saint Mary's Gymnasium.  With the loss, the Knights drop to 4-13 overall and 0-6 in the MIAC, while Saint Mary's improves to 9-10 on the year and 2-3 in league play.
 
After the Knights jumped out to a 3-2 lead, Saint Mary's responded with an 8-2 run to take a 10-4 lead. A kill from Jancyn Appel (Sr./Kansas City, Mo./The Pembroke Hill School) put an end to the run, but the Cardinals did not give any ground. Leading 21-15 later in the set, Saint Mary's scored the final four points of the frame to take the set 25-15. 
 
The second set opened up with a Carleton lead of 3-0, and continued out to a 5-2 lead.  The Cardinals came back to tie the set up with three straight points and from there, the two teams battled back-and-forth out to a 16-16 tie. The turning point came in the form of a 6-1 run for Saint Mary's to open up a 22-17 lead.  The Knights did all they could to stay in it, but the Cardinals continued to put on pressure, and finished the set with a 25-21 win. 
 
In the third set, the Cardinals jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead.  The Knights came back to score three straight points to tie the score a 4-4. Saint Mary's re-gained the lead, this time a 12-9 advantage, and the Knights again scored three straight to tie the score at 12 apiece, thanks to a skillful tip over the net from Isabel Macia (Fy./Coral Gables, Fla./Divine Savior Academy) followed by back-to-back kills from Appel.  However, the Cardinals grabbed the lead again with a kill, and went on their own 4-0 run to make it 16-12. From there, they hung on to eventually take the set 25-17. 
 
The Knights were led by Kerrigan Candra (So./Joliet, Ill./Plainfield Central), who racked up eight kills and seven digs. Annelise Sokolow (Jr./Draper, Utah/Juan Diego Catholic) followed with seven kills and six digs. Jancyn Appel (Sr./Kansas City, Mo./The Pembroke Hill School) also chipped in five kills and a pair of blocks, while Isabel Macia tallied 18 assists and Kailey Smith (Sr./Racine, Wis./Dunlap) totaled a team-high nine digs.
 
Up Next for the Knights
The Knights return home to face Concordia College on Friday, October 14th and will remain at home to take on the College of Saint Benedict on Saturday the 15th.