Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State volleyball (9-2, 2-1 NSIC) team lost their first home contest against Concordia-St. Paul (9-2, 3-0 NSIC) Tuesday evening at Taylor Center in straight sets (25-22, 25-15, 25-22).

The first set began with small runs from both teams. After a couple powerful attacks from the Minnesota State they found themselves down 17-16. The Golden Bears then went on a 6-2 run and gained a 23-18 lead over the Mavericks. Minnesota State made a strong effort to come back but fell short, 25-22 in the first set.

The second set started out evenly contested until the Concordia-St. Paul went on a run and the Mavericks found themselves down 15-9. The teams continued to trade points as Minnesota State trailed 20-14. The Golden Bears finished the set on a 5-1 run and defeated the Mavericks 25-15 in the second set.

Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul traded points early in the third set before the Mavericks went on a run and lead the third set 17-11, causing the Golden Bears to call a timeout. A side out by the Golden Bears allowed the Mavericks to gain a 20-15 lead but Concordia-St. Paul went on a late surge to defeat Minnesota State 25-22 to win the final set and the match.

In the match, Minnesota State recorded 34 kills to Concordia-St. Paul's 44 and failed to record any aces while the Golden Bears recorded 4.

Morgan Olson led Minnesota State with 12 kills in the match with a .400% hitting percentage. Lauren Lowry led the Mavericks in assists with 18 while Micayla Porter added 15.

The Mavericks will Travel to Augustana Friday, Sept. 14^th at 6:00 p.m., and to Wayne State Saturday, Sept. 15^th at 2:00 p.m.