The Lindenwood women's volleyball team played host to the 2015 Lindenwood Invitational at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.  The Lady Lions fell to Arkansas-Fort Smith 3-1 in the opening match, but closed out the night with a 3-1 victory over Harding.

The Lady Lions opened their weekend with a match against defending Heartland Conference Champion, Arkansas-Fort Smith, who also made it to the NCAA Division II Final Four last season.  Lindenwood carried its momentum from a week ago and pounded Arkansas-Fort Smith 25-11 in the first set.  In set two the Lady Lions fell behind 10-5 at one point and 19-15 later one, but kept fighting.  Lindenwood went back-and-forth with Arkansas-Fort Smith resulting in a devastating 29-27 defeat. 

The Lady Lions ran out of gas and dropped set three 25-14 and fell 25-16 in the fourth frame.  Bailey Dvorak, Kayla Guyot, and Shannon Doyle combined for 30 kills while Sarah-Jane Pavlik contributed 32 assists in the four-set match with Arkansas-Fort Smith.

Lindenwood rebounded in the nightcap by winning sets one and two, 25-18 and 25-21 respectively.  The Lady Lions dropped set three, but turned out the lights and strolled to a 25-14 victory.  Guyot had a monster game with 13 kills followed by Dvorak and Shannon Doyle with 12 kills each.  Pavlik placed the ball with pinpoint accuracy as she tallied 45 assists in the four-set match.

Lindenwood moves to 5-1 on the year and will complete the two-day tournament on Saturday.  The Lady Lions will open the day with a 9:30 a.m. start time against Northwood and will finish the tournament against Missouri-St. Louis starting at 3:30 p.m. at Hyland arena in St. Charles, Mo.