St. Louis - The Maryville volleyball was looking to build a three-match winning streak in Great Lakes Valley Conference play but visiting Missouri S&T ended the Saints streak with a 25-23, 25-16, 25-15 win at Moloney Arena Saturday. During the contest, sophomore libero
Ali Lampen set the school record for career digs and has amassed 1,050 in her two seasons at Maryville. She broke the previous mark of 1,043 set by Charise Baker in 2002.
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The Miners led 17-11 in the first set before the Saints made a late charge.
Ashley Selman had a kill while
Laura Welling and
Maddie Timmermann combined on a block. Maryville still trailed 22-18 before reeling off four of the next five points. Selman had a kill, and the Miners were called for a ball handling error and had a hitting error. After a Missouri S&T score, Selman and Welling converted back-to-back kills to forge a 23-23 tie. The Miners steadied themselves and scored the last two points on Maryville miscues.
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Grace Balcerak had a kill to pull the Saints to 14-13 but the Miners answered with four straight points to take a five point lead. Selman's kill drew the Saints to 20-16 before Missouri S&T closed out the set with five straight points. In set three, the Saints were down 16-11 after
Cydney Long tipped in a kill. The Miners took control with six straight points and closed out the match in three straight.
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Lampen recorded 21 digs to lead the defensive charge for the Saints. Selman finished with 12 kills, while
Hannah Seitter distributed 17 assists.
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