ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Senior Night typically comes with mixed emotions.

One on hand, it's nice to be recognized. On the other, it means the good ride is nearing its conclusion.

For UMSL volleyball seniors Kaileen Herman, Megan Woll, Karlyn Hannewald, Cara Ferchen, Olivia Klank, and Paige Yoder, it truly is a mixed bag that comes with the pre-match honor.

Charlotte Richards is returning next year as she has another year of eligibility.

While Friday marked the penultimate game for the Tritons, the intensity matched that of a regular-season finale.

UMSL (21-7) defeated St. Louis-rival Maryville (13-17) in straight sets: 25-10, 25-20, 25-17.

Senior Kaileen Herman finished the first two sets with 24 assists, as she now has eclipsed 3,000 career assists.

Herman finished the night with 34 assists, giving her 3,013 going into tomorrow's season finale.

While it's tough to see any senior class go, head coach Ryan Young certainly has fond memories of this one given the plethora of success the program has sustained the past four years.

Young took some time to reflect on the aforementioned six players.

"This senior class is very special to me. They have accumulated some great individual accolades throughout their time here, but more importantly, the team's success we have had," Young said, who hit 200 wins earlier in the week. "Besides being great volleyball players, they are even better people and that is what I will miss the most about this group. Their work ethic during their time here has been incredible and has pushed our program to be where it is today."

While they leave the program on the same playing field (or court), the avenues traveled have differed, and the underclassmen will benefit from watching the seniors go to work -- whether it was during the season or over the course of the offseason program.

"They all had different paths in their careers," Young said. "Some started as freshmen, some redshirted. And some came to us as transfers. The mix has been amazing for our program. The leadership and overall knowledge this group brought to our team spread to our younger student-athletes and I am sure they have learned many things from the upperclassmen."

With a viable core in tact, the Tritons' expectations over the summer were sky high, and rightfully so.

But there is more work to be done, Young said.

"The expectation we had as a team was very high this year and we have achieved some great things thus far, but we are hoping to keep pushing forward into the conference tournament and hopefully beyond into the national tournament," Young said. "I am very proud of our seniors and our entire group this year. The seniors will be greatly missed by all."

The Tritons are in action at 2 p.m. Saturday as Truman State visits.

The match concludes the regular season.