FOREST CITY, Iowa – The late-set struggles continued on Saturday for the College of Saint Mary volleyball team.

Waldorf University was steadier in the key moments, especially late in the third and fourth sets, and got past CSM 25-18, 22-25, 25-23, 28-26 in Great Plains Athletic Conference volleyball at Hanson Fieldhouse.

"In a time where we should be playing better, we are not playing at a level that will get us a win,'' CSM Coach Rick Pruett said.

After getting outhit .357-.097 and dropping the first set, the Flames seemed to get untracked in the second. They outhit the Warriors .189-.109 and evened the match on Caitlyn McCormack's kill.

In the third, College of Saint Mary fell into a 16-9 hole, but ripped off 14 of the next 19 points to lead 23-21. Freshman Emma Martins slammed three kills among those 14 points, while McCormack and Azaria Green had two each.

However, Waldorf scored the next four points to lead two sets to one.

The Flames (12-10 overall, 5-6 GPAC) had chances to send the match to a fifth set. They took a 22-19 lead in the fourth on Caylin Barnett's kill. Again, Waldorf (10-9, 2-9) scored four straight points to lead 23-22.

Block assists by McCormack and Mya Weber gave CSM a set point at 25-24, but an error on the next point tied things again. Weber's kill made it 26-all, but a kill and a block by Waldorf ended the match.

"It's not a great time of the season to be playing at this level,'' Pruett said.

McCormack led the Flames with 11 kills, while Martins added 10 kills and hit a team-best .389, earning praise from her coach for her performance. Barnett had nine kills.

Kennedy Buck notched 22 assists and Kaitlyn Busby added 14. Elen Pruett led the back row with 22 digs, followed by McCormack and Buck with 10 apiece, and Krissy Radicia and Busby with nine each. Weber led the blocking department with three solos and four assists, while McCormack and Buck each served a pair of aces.

The Flames return to Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. GPAC match in Fremont, Neb., against Midland University.