DE PERE - St. Norbert College won for the fifth time in its last six matches with a convincing 3-0 win over Marian University in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match at Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center.

The Green Knights (6-5, 2-1 NACC) topped the Sabres 25-22, 25-15, 25-18.

St. Norbert trailed Marian 10-7 in Set 1 before going on a 6-0 run behind the service of Michael Whitney, backstopped by a Barry Applewhite kill and blocks from Applewhite, Kaden Kornaus and Ryan Da Silva. The Green Knights nursed a 19-18 lead before getting some breathing room to take a 22-19 lead on a Whitney service ace. The Sabres would get to within 23-21 and 24-22 but Da Silva's termination gave St. Norbert a 1-0 lead.

The Green Knights were in firm control of the last two sets. St. Norbert saw a 6-5 lead in Set 2 rupture into a 12-7 advantage behind three Jacob Van Ooyen (pictured) kills. A 12-9 lead ended up ballooning into a 20-11 advantage after an 8-2 run, leading to a 2-0 match lead. St. Norbert led 9-8 in Set 3 before pulling away on a 5-2 run to take a 14-10 lead. The Green Knights closed things out pushing a 19-14 lead to 23-14 and clinching the match moments later.

St. Norbert hit .315 for the match, with 40 kills against 11 errors in 92 attempts. Van Ooyen had a match-high 11 kills, while Kade Nelson had eight kills and Da Silva seven. Whitney finished with 34 assists. 

Ryan Conway finished with nine digs, while Van Ooyen had six. The Green Knights had 9.5 blocks, with Da Silva netting six and Nelson five.

Marian hit .111, with 33 kills and 23 errors in 90 attempts. Baribefee Denuate led the Sabres with seven kills.