KENOSHA, WIS. - The University of Missouri-St. Louis volleyball team suffered a 3-1 loss at Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday in Great Lakes Valley Conference action. The Rangers won by set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20.
 
UMSL slips to 7-4 overall and 2-2 in the GLVC, while UW-Parkside improves to 4-9 and 2-2 in the league.
 
Match Highlights
-UW-Parkside led by as many as seven early in the first frame, but after chipping away and back-to-back kills from junior Gina Pezze and senior Lexi Rogers, UMSL took 22-20 lead. However, the Rangers ended the set on a 5-1 run, earning four points on Triton attack errors.
-Pezze (four) and freshman Kylie Rudsinski (five) combined for all nine UMSL kills in the second set victory.
-The Tritons fended off set point three times in the set three loss, in which UW-Parkside held a 4-0 blocking advantage.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Rudsinski finished with 10 kills, while Pezze, who was playing in her home state of Wisconsin, tallied eight kills, eight digs, two blocks and two service aces.
-UMSL hit .087 with 43 kills, while UW-Parkside hit .181 with 56 kills.
-The Tritons recorded a season-best seven service aces with junior Danielle Waedekin adding two. Waedekin also equaled a season-best 25 digs.  
-Junior Madyson Abeyta finished with 18 assists and 15 digs, while freshman Kendall Buchman dished out 20 assists.
-Sophomore Kristen Uradzionek tallied six blocks to go with seven kills, which both equal career-highs.
 
Up Next
UMSL returns home next Friday and Saturday, hosting Drury and Missouri S&T, respectively.