Ashley Selman recorded 10 kills to pace the Maryville attack against Bellarmine, but the Knights kept the rest of the Saints offense in check to post a 25-21, 25-20, 25-10 win Friday night in Moloney Arena. The Saints host their final home match of the season Saturday, Nov. 5, when Southern Indiana visits for a 3 p.m. tilt.
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The Knights scored the first five points of the match to force the Saints to play catch-up the rest of the way. A kill by
Allison Lakin got the Saints on the board, and Maryville stayed close. Later, Lakin had a kill,
Michelle Escue served an ace, and a BU error drew the Saints to 10-7. The teams traded points at 11-8 but Bellarmine scored three straight. Maryville used a 3-0 run using kills by
Kara Wright, a BU miscue, and kill by Selman but Bellarmine ended the first set.
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The Saints trailed 4-2 in set two before scoring four consecutive points to surge into the lead. Selman had a kill, and the Knights committed an error. The sequence repeated again as the Saints took a 6-4 lead. Later,
Zoe Zeiter sandwiched kills around a BU attack error for a 9-5 advantage. Maryville took its biggest lead of the set at 12-7 after
Emma Basler pounded down a kill. The Saints were still leading 17-14 until the Knights scored five straight to grab a 19-17 edge. A BU error pulled the Saints to 19-18 but Maryville could not draw even as the Knights took a 2-0 lead.
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Bellarmine began set three with a surge by scoring five of the first six points. The Saints pulled to 7-4 on a kill by Wright but BU built its cushion with another 5-1 run. Basler had a kill to trim the deficit to 12-6 but the Knights used a 6-1 burst to put the game away.
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Wright chipped in six kills for the Saints (3-24, 1-13 GLVC), while
Makayla Campbell finished with a team-high 13 digs.
Cassidy Arndt finished with 12 digs, while Escue and
Kayla Buxton both recorded 11 assists apiece. Margaret Horihan led Bellarmine (18-9, 7-7 GLVC) with 20 kills, while Jordyn Kuchenbrod recorded 32 digs.
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