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The University of Chicago put an end to that bid, however.
After the Cardinals opened Day 1 of the Sugarloaf Classic with a 3-1 win over Marian, Chicago got a 3-0 sweep in the second match.
“It was a good run (going 6-0), but maybe a match like (Chicago) will be a good wake-up call for us. We have to be better than we were today, it’s that simple.”
Sarah Gardner had 18 kills, 10 digs and two blocks to lead SMU in the opener, while Emily Welhaven added 11 kills, hitting a team-best .400. Junior setter Brittany Cherwinka had 32 assists and Amy Kujak seven kills and six blocks in the win.
Gardner and Courtney Runge each had 10 kills against Chicago, but as a team, SMU hit just .193 with 39 kills. Cherwinka tallied 31 assists and Lindsey Legett had 25 digs.
Michigan Tech 3, WSU 0
Northern Mich. 3, WSU 1
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — The tough start to the season continued for the Warriors, who dropped the first two matches the Flyer Festival tournament at Lewis University, which had 26 blocks — 11 by Jen Jung.
Kerry Daly had eight kills, Mollie Bjelland 22 assists, Carmen Stankowski 11 digs and Rudi Balich 14 digs in the loss to Michigan Tech.
Daley added 11 kills and five blocks in the loss to Northern Michigan, while Jenna Padley had 14 kills for the Warriors (1-5). Mollie Bjelland added 47 assists, Jessi Peterson 11 kills and Shannon McGowan 25 digs.
Women’s soccer
WSU 1, Fort Lewis 0
Freshman Jordan Strege scored off a cornerkick from Ameila Kasten 10 minutes into the second half for WSU.
There were just nine total shots on goal in the rain-soaked match. WSU was outshot 5-4. Amanda Diehm posted the shutout.
This was the first game WSU (2-1) played that didn’t go overtime.
SMU 3, UW-Superior 0
Amy Sibik scored two goals and Melissa Paulson had a goal and an assist to lead undefeated SMU, which played on its new home artificial surface for the first time.
Paulson, a senior, scored the first goal 16 minutes into the game and Sibik added her first goal just before halftime and added another 11 minutes into the second.
“Everyone was really pumped to play at home on the new turf,” first-year coach Eric Zimmerman said. “I think that kind of worked against us in the first half. We were almost too hyped up.”
Mariana Sanchez had to make just four saves to earn the shutout for SMU (3-0).
