Maryville University Athletics

ST. LOUIS  – The Maryville volleyball team closed its home schedule in dramatic fashion and took down Drury in four sets. The Saints prevailed 27-25, 25-21, 14-25, 25-23. Ella Domian had a career-high 19 kills while hitting .405 to pace the offense. Mallory Sell came up with a career-best 34 digs to go along with nine assists and three service aces. Caroline Glastetter added 11 kills, and Natalie Frazier contributed 10 kills.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Saints were down 16-9 in set one but stormed back into the set with a 5-0 run. Still trailing 19-16, Emma Keele had a kill to spark another 5-0 surge that put the Saints up 21-19. Drury tied the set at 22-22 before the contest moved into extra points. Drury took a 25-24 advantage but the Saints scored three straight. Joanna Gillen had a kill before the Panthers committed an error. At set point, Frazier drilled down a kill for a 27-25 win.
 
Drury held a narrow 14-12 lead in set two before the Saints reeled off six straight points to surge ahead 18-14. The Panthers chipped away and got at close as 22-21 but the Saints closed it out with kills by Glastetter, a DU error and a winner by Cassidy Monahan for a 25-21 decision.
 
Drury recorded its highest hitting percentage of the match in set three to cut the Maryville lead down to 2-1. In the fourth set, the Saints led 6-4 before Drury went on an 8-1 run. The Panthers stretched out their advantage to 20-14 before the Saints answered with a surge. Maryville took advantage of DU errors and kills by Ellie WItthaus and one from Hailey Levinson pulled the Saints to within 20-19. Drury scored but the Saints continued its run as Levinson put down another kill followed by a pair from Domian for a 22-21 edge. Drury tied the score at 22-all before Domian again knocked down a pair of kills for match point. Drury saved one but Domian closed out a five-kill spree and ended the match with another termination.
 
Paced by Sell, the Saints came up with a season-high 117 digs. Five Maryville players registered at least 13 digs. Cami Kohmetscher had a 20-20 match with 23 assists and 20 digs. Taylor Reynolds added 20 assists to go along with 18 digs.
 
Statistical Leaders
Kills: Ella Domian - 19
Hitting Percentage: Ella Domian - .405
Assists: Cami Kohmetscher - 23
Service Aces: Mallory Sell - 3
Digs: Mallory Sell - 34
Blocks: Caroline Glastetter and Hailey Levinson - 1
 
Records
Maryville: 13-13, 7-4 GLVC
Drury: 19-7, 8-3 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints close out GLVC play with a pair of road matches. Maryville heads to Quincy to face the Hawks Friday, Nov. 6, then plays its regular season finale at Illinois Springfield Saturday, Nov. 7.