St. Louis – Taylor Keck set a Maryville record for kills in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match with 25 to power the Saints in a five-set thriller over William Jewell Tuesday night in Moloney Arena. The Saints won by set scores of 25-23, 19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-8. Keck's 25 kills are also the fifth most in a match in program history and the highest total since Dawn Robinson had 30 against Fontbonne Oct. 19, 1997.
 
What Happened
The Saints stormed to an early 1-0 lead by winning the opening set 25-23. The Cardinals rallied to take sets two and three setting up a dramatic rally for Maryville. The Saints scored the first three points of set four by kills by Karolina Rodowski, Grace Knadler and Mikaela Kues. Maryville held a 12-9 lead before going on a 4-0 burst. William Jewell scored a point but a Keck kill sparked another 5-0 run as the Saints hit a match-high .333 and forced a decisive fifth set.
 
In the fifth set, the Saints went ahead after three miscues by the Cardinals. A kill by Knadler built a 5-2 edge for the Saints. After a WJC point, the Saints scored two straight after a Cardinals error and an A.J. Hallemann service ace for a 7-3 lead. Maryville's margin stood at 9-6 prior to a WJC hitting error and a kill by Keck for an 11-6 lead. The Cardinals got to within 12-8 but the Saints scored three straight to close out their first GLVC victory of the season. The Maryville defense held William Jewell to just two kills and a .000 hitting percentage in the final set.
 
Statistical Leaders
Kills: Taylor Keck - 25
Hitting Percentage: Taylor Keck - .360
Assists: Abbie Schnell - 52
Service Aces: Four players - 2
Digs: A.J. Hallemann - 20
Blocks: Grace Knadler – 3
 
Notable Numbers:
Taylor Keck completed a double-double with 25 kills and 10 digs.
Mikaela Kues reached a season high with 14 kills.
Grace Knadler was Maryville's third player in double figures in kills with 10.
A.J. Hallemann notched 20 digs to lead four players in double digits.
Abbie Schnell topped the 50-assist mark for the second time this season with 52.
 
Records
Maryville: 5-9, 1-6 GLVC
William Jewell: 5-11, 0-7 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints take a break from league play and head to Fontbonne Thursday, Oct. 7, for a 7 p.m. contest in Mabee Gymnasium. Maryville returns to conference play Saturday as the Saints host city-rival University of Missouri-St. Louis for a 3 p.m. contest.