Scots Split Day 1 at Knox Invite

Monmouth, IL (09/14/2019) — Match 1
Central College 3
Monmouth College 0

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Match 2
St. Mary's of the Woods 2
Monmouth College 3

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Three Scots threw down double digit kills in Monmouth's final match on Day 1 of the two-day Knox Invitational to earn a split midway through the tournament.

Riley Cook hammered eight kills, hitting .464 while Ashley Farris hit 11 winners and Loryn Beal 10 as Monmouth outlasted St. Mary's of the Woods 3-2 in the day's finale. Setter Laura Dulee made the most of her attacks, hitting .636 to log seven kills and 42 assists in the match. The Scots rolled to a 25-11 Set 1 win and took a three-point win in Set 2 before the Pomeroys took the next two sets to force a decisive fifth set. Monmouth jumped out to a 6-2 Set 5 lead and held off St. Mary's down the stretch to even their record at 4-4 on the season.

Monmouth's opening match, a 3-0 loss to Central, was exceptionally close, dropping Sets 1 and 2 by identical 25-22 scores. The Dutch ran away with the middle set 25-13 as Monmouth's offense had trouble gaining traction.

The Scots wrap up the tournament Saturday with back-to-back games against Anderson (Ind.) and Iowa Wesleyan beginning at 2 p.m.