MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (August 18, 2022) – The St. Thomas University (STU) Women's Volleyball team kicked off the 2022 campaign with a home match against no. 1 Missouri Baptist University from the Fernandez Family Center Gym. Missouri Baptist has made the trip down to South Florida in nine of the last 10 seasons (missing 2020 because of COVID-19).
 
Match Information
Final Scores: #1 MBU 3, STU 0 | S1: 25-21; S2: 25-22; S3: 25-18
STU Record: 0-1
No. 1 MBU Record: 1-0

Starters
Isadora Tavares
Alexandra MacAskill
Amanda Allende
Sana Dennis
Mya Thomas
Kendall Brock
Bianca Grassi - Libero
 
Set One Recap

• St. Thomas scored the first point of the season as newcomer Alexandra MacAskill recorded the first kill.
• The Bobcats and Spartans would then trade off points with the advantage towards STU.
• MBU would take their first lead at 9-8 and hold it until STU tied it 11 with an Amanda Allende service ace.
• Missouri Baptist would force a Bobcat timeout after going on a 4-0 run.
• The four-point lead would hold throughout the rest of the set, despite a strong finish of a 4-1 run for STU to end set one 25-21 in favor of MBU.

 
Set Two Recap

• St. Thomas gathered the first point again in the second set and took a 2-0 advantage to start the set.
• The Bobcats picked up some points on attack errors to stay in the lead.
• MBU once again retook the lead after the eight point and went on a 5-1 run.
• Coach Battoe called a timeout at 20-13 that sparked a 9-5 run that ultimately fell short at 25-22.

 
Set Three Recap

• Missouri Baptist took the first two points in set three.
• The first 10-points were battled through before MBU went on a 6-1 run.
• MacAskill and Allende kept the offense alive throughout the set but ultimately fell 25-18.

 
Box Score Notables

• MacAskil was the lone Bobcat with double-digit kills (10) and a .348 hitting percentage.
• Loreto Nunez-Casal had five kills on 11 chances with a .364 hit percentage.
• Eight different Bobcats recorded a kill.
• Isadora Tavares led the way with 19 assists.
• Bianca Grassi recorded 16 digs for a match high between the teams.
• Bobcats had seven blocks compared to the Spartans three.

 
Up Next
St. Thomas will scrimmage Florida Southeastern and Barry University to close out the opening weekend. The next countable game will be Tuesday, August 23 against Florida National from the FFC Gym at 7 p.m.