IRONWOOD---The Bay College Norse women's volleyball team split two matches at a triangular meet Saturday in Ironwood, falling to the Rainy River (Minn.) Voyageurs, 3-0 (18-25, 22-25, 23-25) before beating the host Gogebic Community College Samsons in a marathon match, 3-1 (25-11, 25-14, 27-29, 26-24).
The Norse are now 5-4 on the season, after an 0-3 start. All of the matches have been on the road, and all of them are non-league matches.
"We obviously wanted two wins, but I'm glad the girls were able to pull it back together in during the last match to get the split," Norse Coach Dan Porath wrote on Facebook Saturday night.
Bay will take another trip down to Montcalm Community College to play the Centurians in their MCCAA conference opener Monday night, before finally having their home opener Wednesday night in Escanaba against North Central Michigan College. That match will start at 6:30.
Also on Saturday, Rainy River beat Gogebic, 3-1 (17-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-19) in the first match of the day. Rainy River improved to 6-8 on the season, while Gogebic fell to 5-4, after a five-match winning streak was snapped.
