Taylor Reiss showed why she's the reigning NCAA Division II player of the year on Friday night, leading No. 10 Southwest Minnesota State to a 25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 victory over No. 5 Minnesota Duluth in NSIC volleyball action in Marshall, Minn.
Reiss, a senior from Taunton, Minn., had match highs of 16 kills, 13 digs and five blocks as the Mustangs snapped the Bulldogs' seven-match winning streak. Emma Thomssen added 37 set assists and 11 digs for Southwest Minnesota State (13-5, 8-2 NSIC).
Kate Berg had 16 kills and 13 digs to lead UMD (15-4, 8-2), while Sarah Kelly added 15 kills and Emily Torve had 48 assists and 11 digs.
โข Corrina Evans had 10 kills as Augsburg swept St. Scholastica 25-12, 25-23, 25-9 in a nonconference match in Minneapolis.
Malley Morgan paced the offense with 34 assists for the Auggies (17-3) while adding eight digs.
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Brooke Schermann had seven kills and six digs to lead the Saints (7-13), who dropped their third straight.
