DE PERE – St. Norbert College had its early momentum sapped and couldn't get it back in a 3-0 loss to Concordia University Wisconsin in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match at Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center.
 
The Green Knights (18-13, 10-2 NACC) fell to the Falcons (16-10, 11-2) by scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-20 in their regular-season finale. The setback dropped St. Norbert from a share of the NACC regular-season championship and it will be the No. 3 seeding for the upcoming conference tournament. The Green Knights host Benedictine University at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 in a quarterfinal-round match.
 
St. Norbert got off to a hot start in front of a rollicking home crowd, taking a 10-4 lead. The Falcons then went on a 6-2 run to get to within 12-10. St. Norbert kept its lead and held a 20-17 lead late, but an 8-1 run by Concordia gave the visitor the momentum with a 1-0 lead.
 
The second set featured eight ties, the last at 15-15. Concordia then reeled off five consecutive points for a 20-15 edge. The Green Knights trailed 24-19 before making a last-ditch rally to get to within 24-23, but a St. Norbert attack was ruled just out on a close play for a 2-0 Falcons' lead.
 
St. Norbert trailed most of the third set, including a dire 17-11 situation. The Green Knights went on a 7-0 run, paced by three Heidi Colburn service aces, to take an 18-17 lead. St. Norbert led 19-18 before Concordia went on another decisive run late, scoring six consecutive points to take a 24-20 lead and salt away the match.
 
St. Norbert hit .139 for the match, with 39 kills and 20 errors in 137 attempts. Alyssa Mills had 13 kills, while Casey Vaughan had seven. Colburn had 30 assists and four service aces.
 
Kara Sowinski had a team-high 21 digs, while Andrianna Volz had 10. Lauren Borchardt and Alli Clark had two blocks apiece.
 
Concordia hit .213, with 38 kills and 12 errors in 122 attempts. Paige Stickney, Noelle Smith and Abby Proefrock led the Falcons with eight kills apiece.