Despite jumping out to a 5-1 lead in the first set, and scoring first in each of the next two sets, Coon Rapids was unable to maintain enough momentum to overcome Blaine in 25-10, 25-17, 25-17 loss to the Bengals in the Northwest Suburban Conference opener for both teams.
Blaine scored the first point of the match but the Cardinals reeled off five consecutive points to jump out to an early four-point lead. But an 11-1 run by the Bengals turned the first set around and the visitors cruised to a 15-point win.
A service ace by Hannah Fitzer saw Coon Rapids open the second set with a lead but Blaine scored three quick points to take the lead and would eventually go up by 11 points before a late charge by the hosts narrowed the gap to seven before it was over.
The third set was evenly contested, except for an early 7-0 run by the Bengals, but to no avail for the Cardinals, whose record fell to 3-4 on the season.
Fitzer had three kills, three aces and two solo blocks to lead Coon Rapids while Ashley Engen had five kills, two blocks and two aces. Both players accounted for eight Cardinal points on the night.
Coon Rapids returns immediately to conference play as they play their first road game of the season, a 7 p.m. affair at Andover tomorrow night.
Final match stats can be found here.
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