St. Louis – Ella Brinkmann had a double-double with 15 kills and 15 digs as the Maryville volleyball team swept Upper Iowa Friday night. The Saints prevailed via set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-20. Brinkmann hit. 344, while Ella Domian added nine kills while hitting .412. Taylor Hasbrook led the defensive efforts with 18 digs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Saints were down 13-12 before reeling off three straight points to surge into the lead. Lily Brown had a kill, and Brinkmann and Josey Wahlers followed for a 15-13 lead. The Peacocks stayed close until 20-19 before the Saints scored five straight to end the set. Hanna Dressing had a kill, and she combined with Brinkmann for a block. After back-to-back kills by Brinkmann, a UIU error ended the set.
 
Set two was much of the same as the Saints took and held a narrow advantage for most of the way. Maryville scored four of five points to build a 19-15 lead. Upper Iowa tallied two straight but the Saints again closed the set with a rush. Wahlers and Dressing had consecutive kills before Domian added one of her own. UIU committed an error, and an ace by Hasbrook closed the set 25-17.
 
The third saw the teams trade the lead until Maryville led 14-13. The Saints reeled off four straight points to take control. The Peacocks closed to within 23-19. The Saints had match point at 24-19 but the Peacocks saved one. However, Brinkmann hammered in a kill to end the match.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Kills: Ella Brinkmann - 15
Hitting Percentage: Ella Domian - .412
Assists: Rachel Schipper - 18
Service Aces: Taylor Hasbrook - 3
Digs: Taylor Hasbrook - 18
Blocks: Josey Wahlers - 3
 
RECORDS
Maryville: 16-10, 10-2
Upper Iowa: 10-16, 2-10
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Saints close out the regular season with a home match versus Truman State Saturday, Nov. 16. First serve will be at 1 p.m. Maryville will honor its four seniors prior to the start of the contest.  
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