Liberty, Mo. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis volleyball team swept William Jewell in its regular season finale at the Mabee Center on Saturday afternoon in Liberty, Mo. The Tritons finish the regular season with a record of 19-7 including 11-2 in the GLVC while the Cardinals end their season with a record of 8-21, 4-9 GLVC. UMSL clinched a share of the regular season title for the fourth time in five years.
UMSL used a 10-2 run in the opening set to turn a 5-4 deficit into a 13-6 lead as
Maggie Johnson had two kills in that run. WJC cut the deficit to five but wouldn't get any closer as the Tritons pulled away for the 25-15 victory. UMSL hit .341 in the opening stanza with 19 kills against five errors in 41 attempts.
The Tritons gave up the first point in the middle frame but that would be the only time they trailed as they ran off the next eight points to take a lead it wouldn't relinquish on their way to a 25-7 set win. UMSL hit .435 in the stanza and was led by
Brooklyn Young led the way with three kills while Johnson,
Alayna Santel and
Mady Gant had two kills apiece.
The Tritons used a 4-0 run early in set three to take a 6-2 lead on back-to-back blocks from Santel and Gant. The Cardinals wouldn't get closer than two points the rest of the way as UMSL scored 13 of the final 16 points to complete the sweep with a 25-13 victory. Santel had four kills in the stanza with Johnson and Gant adding three each.
The Tritons finished the match hitting .398 with 44 kills against nine errors in 88 attempts and were led by Santel and Johnson with 10 kills each.
Marly Burbach had 34 assists,
Skylar Weaver added 16 digs and Santel finished with six total blocks.
William Jewell hit negative .097 in the contest with 15 kills against 24 errors in 93 swings and was led by Allie Vanderbeek with four kills while Macy Bartlett and Emily Brannan had three kills each. Olivia Starr handed out 10 assists while Bartlett finished with nine digs.
UMSL returns to the court on Thursday (Nov. 12) for the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament at Williamsville High School Fieldhouse in Williamsville, Ill. Pairings and times for the GLVC Tournament will be announced later on Saturday evening.
