LEAD
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-- The Sabercats snagged two set wins on the road at the Kuyper Tri-Meet, but couldn't come up with the match win.
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OVERVIEWÂ
- Results:
- Maranatha 2-3 (RV) Grace
- Maranatha 0-3 Kuyper
- Venue: Boonstra Gym - Kuyper College
- Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Event: Kuyper College Tri-Meet
- Records: MBU (0-17), Grace (5-6), Kuyper (2-11)
STORYÂ
The Sabercats hit the ground running as they took on the Grace Tigers, managing to steal the first set. The Tigers came into the second set with a vengeance, taking a 25-23 win. The third set was a similar story, with the Tigers taking their second set win of the day. In the end, the Tigers took the match after 5 hard-fought sets.
Facing their second foe of the day, the Sabercats challenged the Kuyper Cougars but came away winless as the Cougars held off the Sabercats in three hard-fought sets.
(Official match stats still pending)
MBU Starters: 3- Scalzitti, 6- Botha (C), 7- Pittsenbarger (Libero), 9- Hinze (C), 14- Anderson, 15- Smith, 17- Damotte
STATS
- Grace
- Kuyper
- All-time Series: Maranatha leads the Grace series 14-4
- All-time Series: Maranatha leads the Kuyper series 2-1
OPPONENTS
- Grace and Kuyper compete with Maranatha in Midwest Conference (NCCAA DIII)
NEXT
The Sabercats stay in Michigan and will play Great Lakes tomorrow for a 1:00 p.m. EDT start time. Follow all the action at mbusabercats.com/calendar.