Maryville University Athletics

WILLIAMSVILLE, ILL.  –  In the quarterfinals of the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament, the No. 4 seed Maryville volleyball team was toppled 3-1 by No. 5 Drury to end its season. The Panthers won 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-16. The loss snapped Maryville's five-match win streak leading into the postseason tourney. Ella Domian hit .333 without an error and led the team with 14 kills, while Natalie Frazier finished with 12 kills and 11 digs. Mallory Sell matched her season best with 34 digs, and Cami Kohmetscher had 24 assists and 15 digs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Saints stormed out of the gate and scored the first seven points. Frazier drilled down a kill on the opening point. Maryville's block provided two straight points before Domian hammered in a kill. Another kill from Frazier forced a Drury timeout but the Saints kept up the attack and got to 7-0. The Panthers slowly rallied and got to within 13-10 but GLVC Freshman of the Year Emma Keele and Domian answered with kills for a 15-10 margin. Drury got as close as 23-21 before a kill from Keele and a DU error on set point won it for the Saints 25-21.
 
The teams traded the lead in set two and neither squad was up by more than two points until Drury grabbed a 13-10 edge. Another Keele kill and ace tied the set at 14-14. Joanna Gillen had a kill that tied the score at 16-all. The Panthers jumped back in front at 19-18 and scored five straight to up their advantage to 24-18. The Saints saved one set point but Drury closed the set at 25-19.
 
Hailey Levinson had a kill in set three to forge a 6-6 tie. Drury scored three straight to reclaim the lead. Maryville stayed close and scored to make it 14-11. The Panthers built a 17-12 advantage but the Saints defense caused two straight errors, and Domian and Levinson recorded back-to-back kills to close the gap to 17-16. Domian notched a kill at 20-18 but the Panthers scored four of the next five points and took the third 25-21.
 
Drury opened the fourth with a 4-1 lead and stretched the margin to 10-2. The Saints responded with five straight. Frazier had a kill before Payton Mandac and Gillen had a block. Frazier sandwiched a pair of kills around one by Mandac to cut the gap to 10-7. Drury answered with four straight to steady itself. Down 15-8, the Saints scored four straight to get back into the set, with a pair of kills coming from Tessa Arnott. However, Drury went on a 4-1 run and eventually closed out the match.
 
Statistical Leaders
Kills: Ella Domian - 14
Hitting Percentage: Ella Domian - .333
Assists: Cami Kohmetscher - 24
Service Aces: Emma Keele - 2
Digs: Mallory Sell - 34
Blocks: Joanna Gillen and Payton Mandac - 2
 
Records
Maryville: 15-14
Drury: 22-9