Missouri-St. Louis Recap
Faith Ahlhardt led the Maryville volleyball team with 10 kills but No. 8 University of Missouri-St. Louis posted a 25-15, 25-11, 25-18 victory Friday night in the Mark Twain Building. Abbie Schnell recorded a double-double with 18 assists and 11 digs.
 
What Happened
The Saints tied set one at 4-4 after kills by Avery Bell and Ahlhardt. However, the Tritons scored seven of the next eight points to jump ahead. The Saints made a push by scoring three straight to cut the deficit to 20-15 but UMSL scored five consecutive points to take the set.
 
Karolina Rodowski and Ahlhardt notched back-to-back kills to put the Saints on top 2-1. UMSL edged ahead before Hannah Scrum put down a kill to make it 5-4. The Tritons had two 4-0 runs midway through the second set to pull ahead. After a Rodowski kill, Abbie Schnell served an ace, and Rodowski and Scrum had a block but the Saints never got closer than seven points the rest of the set.
 
Trailing 2-1 in set three, the Saints reeled off four straight points. Ahlhardt started the run with a kill, and UMSL had two errors. Ella Kosky came up with a solo block as Maryville took a 5-2 cushion. The Saints still led 6-5 before the Tritons took an 8-6 lead. Maryville forged an 8-8 tie until UMSL scored three straight to take a lead it would not give up. The Saints stayed close and an Ahlhardt kill cut UMSL's advantage to 19-15 but the Tritons held on for the victory.

Statistical Leaders
Kills: Faith Ahlhardt – 10
Hitting Percentage: Faith Ahlhardt – .219
Assists: Abbie Schnell – 18
Service Aces: Abbie Schnell – 1
Digs: Taylor Hasbrook – 17
Blocks: three players – 1

Records
Maryville: 1-16, 1-16 GLVC
Missouri-St. Louis: 14-2, 14-2 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints close out the 2021 spring season with a 1 p.m. match Saturday, April 10, at Truman State.