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Jessica Mate
11 kills vs. GAC

Cardinals come up empty in 3-0 loss to GAC in finale

Donny Nadeau, SMU Sports Information Office

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Game Summary / GameDay Online

ST. PETER, Minn. — It wasn't quite the ending the Saint Mary's University volleyball team was hoping for.

With their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoff hopes dashed, the Cardinals entered Saturday's season-finale hoping for a spot in next year's MIAC-IIAC Border Battle — and a win over the Gusties would help pave the way.

The Gusties however, had other ideas.

Still smarting from being eliminated from the MIAC playoff picture themselves, the Gusties took out their frustrations on the Cardinals, beating SMU in three straight games, 3-0 (30-25, 30-24, 30-26).

Jessica Mate (St. Charles, Ill.) led the way for the Cardinal offense, collecting 11 kills, whiel Rachel Monterastelli (Wonder Lake, Ill.) dished out 27 assists and Theresa Perrini (Fairway, Kan.) finished with a team-best 23 digs.

With the loss, the Cardinals' second straight and third in their last four matches, closed out the season with a 3-8 record in the conference and a 17-12 overall mark.

10/27/2007

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