MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team rallied to defeat Northwest Missouri State in five set Tuesday 25-22, 18-25, 17-25, 25-16, 15-5.

The Griffons have won five straight matches and nine of their last ten. MWSU is now 16-9 and 10-2 in the MIAA, while the Bearcats falls to 13-11 and 7-5 in league play.

RALLY WHEN IT MATTERED
Tied 7-7 in the fourth set, an Ali Tauchen kill ignited a 7-2 rally to take a 14-9 lead in the set and Missouri Western never looked back. MWSU closed out the fourth set on a 5-0 rally to win 25-15. The momentum carried over to the fifth set as the Griffons dominated and ended the match with 12-2 run to win the set 15-5.

LIVING ON THE EDGE
In its five match win streak, Missouri Western has been pushed to five sets in the three of the matches. Prior to that stretch, MWSU did not have a match go more than four sets.

ONE-SIDED RIVALRY
The Griffons swept the season series for the fifth time in the last six seasons and have won three straight matches against the Bearcats. MWSU has also won the last five meetings at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Missouri. After 94 meetings between the two teams, Missouri Western leads the all-time series 70-24.

UP NEXT
The Griffons return to the MWSU Fieldhouse on Friday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. against Lindenwood.

— MWSU Athletics —