St. Louis – Taylor Keck drilled down a season-high 18 kills to pace the Maryville women's volleyball team past Truman State. The Saints claimed the decision 21-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-20. Caroline Glastetter had nine kills and hit .438, while Hanna Dressing recorded eight kills and a .538 hitting percentage.
 
Truman State recap                   
The Saints had their lowest hitting percentage in set one as Truman took the lead. Set two was tied at 11-11 before the Saints scored six of the next seven points. Maryville kept a small margin the rest of the way before Keck's kill evened the match at 1-1.
 
The Saints stormed out of the gate in set three by scoring the first seven points. Abbie Schnell served two aces in the burst. Maryville's margin mushroomed to as much as 11-1 before the Saints cruised to the win. The visitors took a 2-0 lead in the fourth until Maryville answered with a 7-0 run. Keck had two aces and two kills to key the burst. Truman closed to within two but the Saints went on a 4-1 run to turn a 14-12 lead into an 18-13 edge. Maryville was up 22-16 before Truman got as close as 23-20 but committed two straight errors to end the match.
 
Statistical Leaders
Kills: Taylor Keck - 18
Hitting Percentage: Hanna Dressing - .538
Assists: Abbie Schnell - 27
Service Aces: Abbie Schnell - 4
Digs: Taylor Hasbrook - 19
Blocks: Makenna Brauman and Grace Knadler - 3
 
Records
Maryville: 11-5, 1-3 GLVC
Truman State: 0-13, 0-4 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints are next in action Friday, Sept. 30, when they travel to Liberty, Mo., to face William Jewell.