Kansas City, Mo. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis volleyball team fell in straight sets against Rockhurst on Friday evening at Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse in Kansas City, Mo. The Tritons drop to 18-7, 10-2 GLVC while the Hawks improve to 19-7, 10-2 GLVC.
The opening set was tied at 10 after a kill by
Lydia Hartman but Rockhurst started pulling away thanks to a 6-1 run to take a five-point lead. UMSL got back-to-back points to pull as close as three but wouldn't get any closer as the Hawks ran off three straight points to build a six-point lead and went on to win 25-18.
The Tritons struggled offensively recording nine kills against 11 errors in 45 attempts in the frame with five of those errors results of Rockhurst blocks.
UMSL grabbed an early lead in the middle stanza but it would be its only lead of the frame as the Hawks led by as many as eight points and wouldn't allow the Tritons to get closer than three points the rest of the set on its way to a 25-17 victory.
UMSL led 12-10 in the final frame but couldn't overcome a 6-0 run from Rockhurst as it retook the lead and wouldn't relinquish it. The Tritons got as close as three points at 20-17 but the Hawks ended the match on a 5-1 run to win 25-18.
UMSL was held to just 31 kills while committing 26 errors in 121 attempts to finish the match with .041 hitting percentage. It was led by
Alayna Santel with nine kills while
Maggie Johnson added eight kills.
Marly Burbach had 26 assists and two blocks while
Skylar Weaver had a match-high 19 kills.
Rockhurst hit .231 in the contest with 36 kills against 11 errors in 108 attempts and was led by Delaney Hope and Ali Olson with 10 kills apiece. Molly Trachta had 20 assists, Olson had 10 total blocks and Bailey Donnelly finished with 18 digs.
The Tritons wrap up the regular season on Saturday against William Jewell at 12 p.m. at the Mabee Center in Liberty, Mo.
