The Missouri Western volleyball team battled the 7th ranked Central Missouri Jennies tough fell 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-23, 25-11) in the fieldhouse. Freshman Amanda Boender led the Griffons with a career best 14 kills on 30 attacks with just two errors. Western falls to 12-15 overall and 5-9 in MIAA action.

Western came out sluggish in set one hitting just .081 with 12 kills and nine errors falling 25-16. The Griffons spotted the Jennies a 4-0 lead in the second set but were able to use a 5-0 run claiming their first lead of the set 13-11 after a Hannah Zimmerman kill. The two teams went back and forth the rest of the set with Western coming away with the 25-23 victory tying the match at one heading to the break. The set was just the sixth MIAA set that the Jennies have lost this season.

The Griffons battled in set three tying the Jennies at 21 after two Boender kills. The Jennies took control the rest of the way outscoring Western 4-2 taking set three 25-23 and a 2-1 lead in the match. Set four belonged to the Jennies as they hit .357 with 12 kills with just two errors. They defeated the Griffons 25-11 sweeping the season series.

Tahlor Johnston was the only other Griffons in double figures with 13 kills. Stephanie Hattey finished with 47 set assists while Sarah Faubel had 15 digs. Western had 52 kills hitting .154. The Griffons had five blocks with 64 digs.

The Jennies improve to 23-4 overall and 13-1 in MIAA action. The Jennies hit .282 with 54 kills while Taylor Goodness led the charge with 19 kills. Allie Huffman and Paula Harris finished with 11 and 10 kills respectively while Julia Bates had 40 set assists.

The Griffons return to action on Saturday, November 5 when they take on the Truman State Bulldogs on Senior Night. The Griffons will honor three seniors before the match who include Tahler Johnston, Alex Behnke and Hannah Zimmerman. Match time is set for 7:00 pm from the MWSU Fieldhouse.

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