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Flames take care of business vs. Doane

Flames take care of business vs. Doane

CRETE, Neb. – Gettin' it done.

The College of Saint Mary volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Doane University Wednesday night. The Flames won the first set 25-22, the second set 25-22 and the third – and final – set by a score of 25-20.

"We took care of business and got it done in three," CSM Coach Rick Pruett said. "Overall, our energy was really good. We need to cut down on the unforced errors, but I was happy with the team performance."

Rachel Rosenquist (SO/Dakota Dunes, SD) and Makenna Freeman (SR/Omaha, Neb.) led the Flames with 11 kills each, while Lexie Langley (JR/Fremont, Neb.) and Kamryn Willman (SR/Grand Island, Neb.) both had nine. Lauren Anderson (JR/Gretna, Neb.) tossed up 40 assists in the three sets.

Defensively, Rosenquist tallied six blocks to pace CSM. Teammate Rachel Cushing (JR/Council Bluffs, Iowa) finished with 26 digs, Langley had 16 and Krissy Radicia (SO/Elkhorn, Neb.) added 10.

"Our middles are playing at a high level right now and that has really helped us both offensively and defensively," Pruett said. "Makenna also had a really good night offensively. And Rachel Rosenquist was great at the net and collected six blocks."

The Flames are now 7-4 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference and 17-4 overall. Doane dropped to 0-11, 7-21.

Earlier on Wednesday, CSM moved up in the NAIA Coaches' Poll to the No. 13 spot.

CSM returns home Saturday with University of Jamestown in town. The Jimmies were ranked No. 2 in the country in Wednesday's poll. Junior varsity starts at 1:30 p.m. Saturday with varsity slated for 3 p.m.

*CSM's JV squad beat Doane 2-0 Wednesday by scores of 25-12, 25-9. The Flames will play in the Morningside JV Tournament Thursday where they will face Dakota Wesleyan at 6:30 p.m. and Morningside at 8 p.m.