St. Louis – Bolstered by a career-high 12 kills from Lily Brown, the Maryville volleyball team defeated William Jewell in five sets Friday night. She hit .381 as the Saints rallied 20-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12 for their fourth straight victory. Ella Brinkmann led the Saints with 13 kills to go along with 16 digs and five service aces, while Taylor Hasbrook recorded 20 digs. Hanna Dressing hit .500 with eight kills and five blocks. Both setters notched double-doubles as Abbie Schnell recorded 29 assists and 11 digs, while Rachel Schipper finished with 26 kills and 10 digs.
               
William Jewell recap
The Cardinals had their highest hitting percentage of the night to win set one, while the Saints bounced back to even the match in set two. William Jewell took set three to force the Saints into rally mode.
 
The fourth set was close throughout and was tied at 18-18. Dressing put down a kill to push the Saints ahead, and two straight WJC errors extended the margin to 21-18. The Cardinals finally scored but a kill by Brown and a service ace by Alyssa Koska build the lead to 23-19. Back-to-back kills by Brinkmann ended the set at 25-20 and forced a decisive fifth set.
 
The visitors grabbed the early lead in the final set by a 4-1 margin. The Saints forced three straight miscues to tie the set at 4-4. The Cardinals took the lead at 8-7 but it would be the final time of the night they would be in front. Brinkmann's ace tied the score to start a 5-0 run, and Makenna Brauman's kill edged the Saints ahead 9-8. Another Brinkmann ace followed by a WJC error and a Brauman kill made it 12-8. Maryville stayed ahead, and a kill by Grace Graham capped the comeback 15-12.
 
Statistical Leaders
Kills: Ella Brinkmann - 13
Hitting Percentage: Hanna Dressing - .500
Assists: Abbie Schnell - 29
Service Aces: Ella Brinkmann - 5
Digs: Taylor Hasbrook - 20
Blocks: Hanna Dressing - 5
 
Records
Maryville: 12-4, 4-1 GLVC
William Jewell: 6-11, 1-4 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints look to make it five consecutive wins as they host No. 25 Rockhurst Saturday, Oct. 7, for a 3 p.m. first serve in Moloney Arena.