ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western volleyball team improved to 8-2 on the season after winning its seventh and eight games in-a-row Friday night over Oklahoma Baptist and Henderson State.

Missouri Western 3, Oklahoma Baptist 1

The Griffons racked up 63 kills while allowing just 39 in a three set to one victory over Oklahoma Baptist to open the night. Missouri Western won the first set before dropping the second, its only dropped set of the night. The Griffons hit .301 as a team and held OBU to a .116 hitting percentage.

Jessie Thorup nearly matched her career high for kills in a match for the second time this season with 24. Jordan Chohon and Rachel Friedrichs each added eight kills. Lindsey Partridge led the team with eight total blocks and Jordan Chohon totaled 50 assists. Kayla Ruff (16), Amanda Dalbey (13) and Chohon (13) all finished with double-digit digs.

Missouri Western 3, Henderson State 0

The Griffons were barely challenged, accumulating 51 points to Henderson State’s 23. The Griffons finished with 41 kills to Henderson State’s 19 and held the Reddies to a -.028 hitting percentage.

Shellby Taylor  and Thorup each finished with 10 kills. Ruff had 15 digs as the team completed the straight-set win over Henderson State and completed their portion of the MIAA/GAC Crossover.

— MWSU Athletics —