ST. LOUIS, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis volleyball team took the first set, but saw Great Lakes Valley Conference leader McKendree rally for the match win on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Tritons had a six-match win streak snapped with the loss, while the Bearcats remained perfect in league play.
 
McKendree 3, UMSL 1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-9)
Records: UMSL (17-7, 7-6 GLVC), McKendree (19-5, 13-0 GLVC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After Mckendree used a 4-1 run to take a 22-21 lead, leading to an UMSL timeout, the Tritons reeled off three straight for set point as they forced Bearcats into three hitting errors. Junior Alex Miner put down an overpass by the Bearcats on senior Danielle Waedekin's serve down for a kill for the set win. 
- The Bearcats were aided by a .343 hitting percentage in the second set, despite committing four service errors, and limited the Tritons to a combined .067 hitting in sets two and three.
- McKendree jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the final set before building a 12-1 advantage and finished with frame with just one attack error, while UMSL was limited to four kills.
 
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Freshman Payton Kennelly led the Tritons with 15 assists and 13 digs, while senior Madyson Abeyta had 13 assists.
- Redshirt sophomore Maddy Russell had a team-best nine kills and added nine digs, while sophomore Selena Nolte recorded eight kills.
- Waedekin finished with 16 digs, while sophomore Kylie Rudsinski tallied five blocks. Senior Kara Roggemann added four blocks.
- The Bearcats hit .243 and owned a 12-9 blocking advantage, while holding UMSL to .055 hitting.
 
UP NEXT
UMSL wraps up its current five-match homestand on Tuesday, hosting crosstown foe Maryville at 7 p.m.