ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western volleyball team (6-7) fell to Truman State (4-6) 3-1 (25-19, 10-25, 25-22, 26-24) in the first home match of the season Tuesday.

TRUMAN RALLIES
Facing match point in the fourth set, the Bulldogs needed a match saving rally to survive the set. TSU rallied off four straight points to not only fight off match point but to win the set and match.

OUTHITTING THE OPPOSITION
Despite being on the wrong of the score, Missouri Western outhit Truman State in both kills and hitting percentage. The Griffons ended with 51 kills, eight more than the Bulldogs. MWSU hit .66 better than TSU in the match.

BLOCK PARTY
Missouri Western finished with 13 blocks (12 assists and one solo) in the match. Ali Tauchen led the way with four solo blocks. Four other Griffons finished with two block assists apiece. Rachel Losch provided the only MWSU solo block on the night.

UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Lindenwood on Friday, Sept. 22 in St. Charles, Missouri for the first conference match of the season. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —