0
Viterbo VU 0-2, 0-0
3
Winner St. Thomas STU 3-0, 0-0
Viterbo VU
0-2, 0-0
0
Final
3
St. Thomas STU
3-0, 0-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Viterbo VU 21 21 14 (0)
St. Thomas STU 25 25 25 (3)
2
St. Thomas STU 3-1, 0-0
3
Winner Missouri Baptist MBU 2-0, 0-0
St. Thomas STU
3-1, 0-0
2
Final
3
Missouri Baptist MBU
2-0, 0-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
St. Thomas STU 24 25 25 26 9 (2)
Missouri Baptist MBU 26 27 22 24 15 (3)
1
St. Thomas STU 3-2, 0-0
3
Winner Corban (OR) CORBAN 1-0, 0-0
St. Thomas STU
3-2, 0-0
1
Final
3
Corban (OR) CORBAN
1-0, 0-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Thomas STU 23 22 25 20 (1)
Corban (OR) CORBAN 25 25 21 25 (3)
1
Midland MIDLAND 0-2, 0-0
3
Winner St. Thomas STU 4-2, 0-0
Midland MIDLAND
0-2, 0-0
1
Final
3
St. Thomas STU
4-2, 0-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Midland MIDLAND 14 23 33 23 (1)
St. Thomas STU 25 25 31 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Eli Sirota

Women's Volleyball Splits Four Matches Against Nationally Ranked Teams At MBU Invite

St. Louis, Mo. – Competing against four nationally ranked opponents over two days, the ninth-ranked St. Thomas Women's Volleyball team went 2-2 with victories over No. 16 Viterbo (25-21, 25-21, 25-14) and No. 20 Midland (25-14, 25-23, 31-33, 25-23) while falling to host No. 19 Missouri Baptist (26-24, 27-25, 22-25, 24-26, 15-9) and No. 3 Corban (23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 20-25).

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Finals: #9 St. Thomas 3, #16 Viterbo 0 | #9 St. Thomas 2, #19 Missouri Baptist 3 |
#9 St. Thomas 1, #3 Corban 3 | #9 St. Thomas 3, #20 Midland 0

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):
  • Set 1 – Trailing midway through the opening set 18-15, the Bobcats flipped the advantage behind a 4-0 run and never trailed down the stretch.
  • Set 2 – The Bobcats responded to a 4-0 Viterbo run that pushed them ahead 14-12 with five-straight points to reclaim the lead at 17-14. STU held Viterbo without a run of consecutive points for the rest of the frame.
  • Set 3 – St. Thomas held their opposition without a run greater than three for the entire third set to complete the sweep.

NOTEWORTHY (GAME 1):  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 1):
  • STU finished the match with 45 kills on a .337 hitting percentage versus 28 kills on a .141 clip for Viterbo.
  • St. Thomas served five aces while Viterbo tallied four.
  • The Bobcats logged 14 assisted blocks, Viterbo recorded three solo and six assisted.
  • STU held a 39-29 advantage in digs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):
  • Set 1 – The Bobcats raced out to a 5-0 lead and held onto the lead until a 4-0 MBU rally propelled the host to a 26-24 triumph.
  • Set 2 – Trailing late in the second set 21-16, STU rallied to get within one at 23-22 and fended off two sets points before the Spartans ended the frame and took a 2-0 overall lead.
  • Set 3 – Trailing for the majority of the third set, the Bobcats used a 7-0 run to force set point at 24-21 before taking the frame at 25-22.
  • Set 4 – Facing an 18-9 deficit midway through the fourth set, Stu scored six-straight points to get within three before knotting it up at 23-all. The Bobcats fended off match point and scored three-straight to force a fifth set.
  • Set 5 – The Bobcats used a 3-0 run midway through the tiebreaker set to take an 8-6 advantage, only for Missouri Baptist to end the night scoring nine of the final 10 points.

NOTEWORTHY (GAME 2):
  • Raya Mlyakova boasted 22 kills on a .340 hitting percentage, adding 12 digs for a double-double.
  • Payton Bertke logged a double-double behind 46 assists and 10 digs.
  • Fabiana Mucciola anchored the defense behind 26 digs.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 2):
  • STU finished the match with 60 kills on a .220 hitting percentage versus 65 kills on a .187 clip for the host.
  • St. Thomas served six aces while MBU tallied 13.
  • The Bobcats logged five solo blocks and 20 assisted, Missouri Baptist tallied 12 assisted.
  • STU held a 72-66 advantage in digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 3):
  • Set 1 – After splitting the opening 46 points in a back-and-forth opening set that saw neither team hold a lead greater than four, the third-ranked team tallied back-to-back points to take the first frame.
  • Set 2 – Corban used a 4-0 run midway through the second set to take a 16-11 lead that they kept for the rest of the frame.
  • Set 3 – The Bobcats took a 21-14 lead off a 6-0 run, fending off a late comeback effort from Corban to force a fourth set.
  • Set 4 – After trading the initial 24 points of the fourth set, Corban scored five-straight to take a 17-12 lead and kept the advantage for the rest of the frame.

NOTEWORTHY (GAME 3):  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 3):
  • STU finished the match with 46 kills on a .211 hitting percentage versus 55 kills on a .174 clip for the opposition.
  • St. Thomas served three aces while Corban tallied 13.
  • The Bobcats logged two solo blocks and 14 assisted, Corban tallied one solo and 14 assisted.
  • Corban held a 55-50 advantage in digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 4):
  • Set 1 – Trailing early in the first set 8-6, the Bobcats reclaimed the lead behind a 7-0 run and quickly created a double-digit advantage at 20-10.
  • Set 2 – Playing from behind for most of the second set, STU took their first lead of the frame at 24-23 before winning the stanza on the ensuing point.
  • Set 3 – Despite never trailing in the third set, Midland needed 11 set points to force a fourth frame.
  • Set 4 – After splitting the opening 36 points of a fourth set that saw neither team hold a lead greater than three, the Bobcats scored back-to-back points to take a 20-18 lead and kept the advantage for the rest of the frame.

NOTEWORTHY (GAME 4):  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 4):
  • STU finished the match with 60 kills on a .286 hitting percentage versus 51 kills on a .164 clip for Midland.
  • St. Thomas served five aces while MU tallied 10.
  • The Bobcats logged two solo blocks and 20 assisted, Midland tallied one solo and 12 assisted.
  • STU held a 55-45 advantage in digs.
 
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats begin Sun Conference play on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Webber International with first serve set for 2 p.m.
 
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