ST. LOUIS, MO. – For the second straight day, the University of Missouri-St. Louis volleyball team earned a five-set win, this time fending off Missouri S&T as the Tritons picked up the 34-32, 25-21, 18-25, 24-26, 15-13 Great Lakes Valley Conference win on Saturday afternoon.
 
UMSL improves to 9-4 overall, including 4-2 in the GLVC, while Missouri S&T slips to 5-9 and 2-4 in the league. The win also kept the Tritons perfect at home this season in all four games.
 
Match Highlights
-UMSL trailed 18-10 in the first set before scoring five straight, including two on kills from senior Lexi Rogers. Freshman Selena Nolte later used back-to-back kills to tie the score at 20 before giving UMSL a 21-20 lead. The Miners fended off five Triton set points, while UMSL fought off three Miners set points before a solo block by Rogers and then a kill by Rogers ended the frame.
-In the second set, UMSL jumped out to a 13-9 lead, but saw a 6-1 Miners run put the guests on top 15-14. The Tritons followed with a 5-2 run, capped on a service ace by sophomore Olivia Gillum. Nolte finished with four kills in the frame, while Rogers had two kills in three swings with no errors.
-UMSL hit just -.047 in the third set.
-The Tritons saw Missouri S&T score six straight to end the fourth set and erase a 24-20 lead.
-No team had a lead of more than two in the fifth set. The Tritons went up 11-9 on a kill by Rogers, but saw the Miners use a 4-1 run to pull ahead 13-12. Freshman Kylie Rudsinski evened the score with a kill at 13-13 to ignite three straight points from UMSL to secure the win.
 
Inside the Box Score
-UMSL hit .195 with 52 kills, while Missouri S&T hit .201 with 52 kills.
-The Tritons held a 12-8 blocking advantage with sophomore Kristen Uradzionek tallying seven. Nolte tallied six and Rogers had five.
-Nolte put down a team-best 16 kills, while Rudsinski finished with 11.
-Junior Madyson Abeyta recorded 30 assists and nine digs, while junior Danielle Waedekin hit the 30-dig plateau for the second straight night with a season-best 31.
-Sophomore Olivia Gillum served up three aces and added nine digs.
 
Up Next
UMSL travels across town to Maryville on Tuesday night before returning home next Friday and Saturday, hosting Quincy and Truman State on Friday and Saturday, respectively.