Coon Rapids lost its first two games but responded with a pair of wins late in the day to salvage a 2-2 record in the BSM Invitational at Benilde-St. Margaret's.
The opening match of the day pitted the Cardinals against Minnehaha Academy and only one lead changed occurred in the three-set affair. The Redhawks led through the opening set, but not without being pushed. Leading by seven, 18-11, Minnehaha was Coon Rapids close to within two points at 22-20 before escaping with a 25-22 win.
Conversely, the Cardinals were given little challenge in the second set as they opened up with a 5-0 lead but the Redhawks never got closer than three points as Coon Rapids used five service aces and six blocks to cruise to a 25-14 win.
The third set saw the Cardinals lead throughout the first half but an eight-point run by Minnehaha, helped by four attack errors by Coon Rapids, enabled them to overcome an 8-6 deficit en route to the decisive 15-10 win.
In their second match of the day, the Cardinals opened with a 25-14 win over Holy Angels. After three lead changes, Coon Rapids scored 15 of the final 19 points of the set to break a 10-10 tie.
After finishing the first set with momentum, the Cardinals failed to carry that over to the second set as the Stars opened with an 8-2 lead and never trailed as they evened the match with a 25-16 victory.
The third set came down to service as Holy Angels got four consecutive service aces from Katelyn Caron during an 8-0 run, which turned an 8-7 Coon Rapids lead into a 15-8 win for the Stars.
Relegated to the bronze pool in the afternoon. the Cardinals came out and needed just 34 minutes to hand Mounds Park Academy a 25-6, 25-11 defeat. Courtney Pasiowitz had six kills and hit .625 in the match, leading an attack effort which saw the Cardinals hit .270, its second-best total of the season.
The day ended with another three-set match, which saw Coon Rapids claim a 25-20, 20-25, 15-12 win over Holy Family with Pasiowitz leading the way with seven kills and five blocks.
Ashley Engen led the Cardinals with 24 kills in the four matches. Meanwhile, Pasiowitz hit a team-high .386 with 22 kills to go with seven blocks, which tied Lindsay Bratland and Angela Koch for the team lead on the day. Paige Jones had 67 assists.
Emily Tronson led the team in both aces (12) and digs (38), and also received a team-high 64 serves.
The Cardinals head into the final week of the regular season with an 11-15 record, surpassing last season's win total of 10. Coon Rapids closes out the regular season with a pair of road matches this weekend, taking on Legacy Christian, Monday, before facing Park Center in the Northwest Suburban Conference finale.
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