MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team lost in three sets at Northwest Missouri Tuesday night. The loss drops the Griffons to 8-6 overall and 1-2 in the MIAA. Northwest improved to 11-3 and 3-0 in league play.

NOTABLES

• The sets were closer than the match score with 29 ties and 11 lead changes, including 17 ties and nine lead changes in the first set
• Missouri Western led set one, 22-21, but Northwest ended on a 4-0 run to take an early 1-0 lead
• The Griffons jumped out to an early 5-2 lead in the third and led 13-11 before a Northwest run flipped things on MWSU which quickly trailed 16-14
• Missouri Western fought back to tie set three at 19 each, but never led again
• MWSU held the MIAA’s top hitting percentage team to a .196 clip, the third lowest total of the season for the Bearcats
• Liv Winker played the entire third set at setter, posting 10 assists, two kills and two blocks
• It was just the second loss for MWSU in the last 12 meetings between the two teams
• The loss was the Griffons’ first in Maryville since 2012
• Missouri Western dropped the first set for just the third time this season, all resulted in losses

STATS AND LEADERS

• Shellby Taylor led the team with nine kills and a .241 hitting percentage. Her 11.5 points were also a team high
• Rachel Losch had a team-high six blocks
• Audrey Keim led the team with 24 digs
• The Griffons had 11 blocks
• Missouri Western’s .121 hitting percentage was its second lowest this season

UP NEXT

• At Southwest Baptist on Friday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m.
• Southwest Baptist is 4-12 and 0-3 in MIAA play after falling in four sets to previously winless Missouri Southern on Tuesday— MWSU Athletics —