What was billed as one of the marquee matchups of the 2005 UMD/Kraus-Anderson Classic turned out to be just that as No. 2-ranked Truman State University squeeked by No. 4 University of Minnesota Duluth 3-2 Friday afternoon at Romano Gymnasium.

UMD, which opened tournament play last night by thrashing Northern Michigan University 3-0, won the first game 30-28 before falling 30-15 and 30-20 in the next two. UMD then evened the match with a 30-27 win in game four, but Truman State, which was making its 2005 debut, upended the tournament host 15-8 in the fifth, and deciding game.

The loss was the first for UMD in its last seven home matches.

2005 UMD CLASSIC RESULTS:

August 25

UMD def. Northern Michigan, 3-0 (30-19, 30-26, 30-25)

August 26

Concordia-St. Paul def. Northern Michigan, 3-0 (30-25, 30-24, 30-20)

Cal State-San Bernardino def. St. Edward's, 3-0 (30-24, 30-12, 30-20)

Truman State def. UMD, 3-2 (28-30, 30-15, 30-20, 27-30, 15-8)

Northern Michigan def St. Edwards, 3-0 (30-24, 30-23, 30-25)

Truman State def Concordia-St. Paul, 3-2 (30-28, 31-29, 14-30, 24-30, 18-16)

UMD vs. Cal State-San Bernardino (8:00 p.m.)