ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team fell in three sets at Lindenwood to end the 2015 regular season Saturday. Missouri Western finished the season 21-9 overall and 12-6 in the MIAA. The team has already clinched a spot in the MIAA Tournament and would appear to enter Tuesday’s first round game as the fifth seed, likely visiting Washburn.

Missouri Western was held to a .147 hitting percentage, with 16 attack errors on 102 total attempts. The Griffons had 31 kills to Lindenwood’s 47 and two blocks to Lindenwood’s eight. Blair Russell, Lindsey Partridge and Rachel Friedrichs all finished with seven kills, team highs. Russell led the Griffons with 10 digs.

MIAA Tournament pairings will be announced Sunday. Should Missouri Western travel to Washburn, it will face a nationally ranked team that swept the Griffons in the regular season, 3-1 and 3-0 respectively.

— MWSU Athletics —