St. Catherine University Athletics

The St. Catherine University volleyball team will continue to search for its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) win as it couldn't get past a tough Bethel University defense in a 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-13) loss Saturday afternoon in Arden Hills, Minn. 

The Royals managed to block the Wildcats' hitters eight times and put together a balanced offensive attack with a .270 attacking day. Despite a usually strong blocking and serving attack, the Wildcats managed just three blocks and one ace against the Royals who improve to 2-2 in MIAC play. 

Leading the way offensively for the Wildcats was first-year Abigail Palmer (Pequot Lakes, Minn.) with eight kills, five digs and the only Wildcat ace. Jana Christiansen (North Mankato, Minn.) had one of the top hitting days with a .211 attacking percentage and six kills, while Alyssa Besch (Lakeville, Minn.) had four kills and assisted on two of the three team blocks. 

Setter Karsee Knutson (New London, Minn.) had a solid performance with 17 assists and eight digs, while libero Shanee Herd (Alexandria, Minn.) had a team-best 12 digs and Shelby Rachel (Maple Lake, Minn.) chipped in nine. 

The Wildcats return to conference action Wednesday a perfect 4-0 Concordia College squad at 7 p.m. in Moorhead, MInn. 

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