Illinois Springfield Recap
Maryville volleyball junior Cassidy Arndt recorded her second straight double-double with 10 kills and 15 digs but could not prevent the Saints from dropping a 3-0 decision to Illinois Springfield. The Prairie Stars won 25-22, 25-20, 25-14.
 
What Happened
An Arndt kill pushed the Saints ahead 7-6 in the opening set. UIS edged ahead but the Saints kept the margin close. Maryville was down just one point, the last at 14-13, but were unable to force a tie. UIS pushed a 19-17 edge to 22-17 before closed again to 24-22 after a kill by Faith Ahlhardt. The Prairie Stars scored the final point to take the set.
 
The Saints took an early lead in set two and were leading 7-6 after a UIS error. The Prairie Stars tallied five straight to open up their edge. Maryville kept within two points, including at 21-19 before USI went on a 4-1 run.
 
UIS scored five of the first six points in the third set until Allison Lakin put down a kill. Arndt finished off a pass from Mikaela Kues to trim the deficit to 8-5 but Maryville never got closer than five points the rest of the way.
 
Statistical Leaders
Kills: Cassidy Arndt – 10
Hitting Percentage: Taylor Schellert – .364
Assists: Kayla Buxton – 15
Digs: Cassidy Arndt – 15
Blocks: four players – 1
Service Aces: Kayla Buxton and Katie Verseman – 1
 
Notable
Cassidy Arndt tied her season high with 15 digs and recorded her fourth double-double of the year.
A.J. Hallemann added 14 digs.
Mikaela Kues chipped in 11 assists.
The Saints outhit UIS in set one.

Records
Maryville: 4-14, 0-10 GLVC
Illinois Springfield: 14-4, 8-1 GLVC
 
What's Next
Maryville heads back on the road for a contest at Missouri S&T Friday, Oct. 5.