The Missouri Western volleyball remained perfect at home improving to 4-0 in the fieldhouse with a 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 31-29, 25-8) victory over the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. Amanda Boender had a career best 11 kills on 39 attacks hitting .205. Western improves to 12-11 overall and 5-5 in MIAA action.

The Griffons struggled down the stretch in set one as the Bearcats closed the set on a 10-7 run winning by three at 25-22. Western hit .211 in the set with Shelby Corkill collecting six kills. In set two the Griffons got down 13-7 but a timeout by head coach Cory Frederick sparked the Griffons as they were able to outscore the Bearcats 18-10 run winning set to 25-23 and tying the match at one.

After two sets the Griffons were hitting .145 with 28 kills while Corkill led the way with 11 kills in 24 attempts for a .333 hitting percentage. Stephanie Hattey had 19 set assists and seven digs while Sarah Faubel had eight digs. The Bearcats hit .143 with Carrie Johnson collecting six kills on nine attacks. Whitney Gibson had 11 set assists while Kristi Hager had 10 digs.

Set three was  back and forth battle between the two squads as the Griffons were able to come away with the slim 31-29 victory taking a 2-1 lead in the set. The Griffons had 16 kills hitting just .093 in the set. The fourth set belonged to the Griffons winning 25-8 taking the match 3-1.

The Griffons finished with 55 kills with Corkill and Johnston pitching in 16 and 14 respectively. Hattey had 38 set assists while Corkill led the way with 17 digs. Hattey, Faubel and Torey Lyman added 16, 15 and 12 respectively.

The Bearcats fall to 9-15 overall and 4-7 in MIAA play. They had 45 kills with Johnson leading the charge with 11. Whitney Miller had 21 set assists while Kelsey Faunkhauser had 14. Hager had 21 digs while Britni Reed pitched in 17.

Western returns to action on next Friday, October 28 when they host the Emporia State Hornets. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 pm from the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Sports Information —