Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The Lindenwood women's volleyball team (3-1, 0-0 GLVC) picked up wins over Montevallo (2-1, 0-0 GSC), 3-1, and Lane (0-4, 0-0 SIAC), 3-0, on the final day of the Union Volleyball Invitational on Saturday.

MATCH ONE OVERVIEW
Lindenwood picked up a 3-1 win over Montevallo in the opening match of Saturday's portion of the Union Invitational in Jackson, Tenn. The Lions tallied one more kill than the Falcons, 48-47, seven more aces, 12-5, and seven more digs, 67-60.

The first set saw the Lions dominate with 13 kills on a .310 attack percentage to win the opener, 25-15. After the Falcons brought the score within two points, 14-12, the Lions took nine of the next 10 points to take a 10-point lead, 23-13. The two teams would trade the next four serves before Lindenwood came away with an opening set victory.

In the third set, which broke the 1-1 tie to put Lindenwood up, 2-1, the Lions finished with two less errors than the opposition, 4-2. Both units battled for much of the set, with neither team successfully pulling away. After watching the competition go up, 23-21, Lindenwood rattled off the final four points to retake the match lead.

The fourth and final set, giving the Lions the 3-1 win, saw the team amass 14 kills while holding the Falcons to nine kills. Lindenwood dominated Montevallo early, taking an 11-5 advantage in the early portion of the fourth set. The fourth set saw the Lions total four 3-0 runs at separate occasions, leading them to a 3-1 match win over the Falcons.

MATCH ONE SCORES BY SET

• Set 1 | Lindenwood 25, Montevallo 15
• Set 2 | Montevallo 25, Lindenwood 16
• Set 3 | Lindenwood 25, Montevallo 23
• Set 4 | Lindenwood 25, Montevallo 17

MATCH ONE LEADERS

• Mackenzi Sifuentes and Rebecca Janke each finished with a team-high 10 kills. Audrey Weber had seven kills for the Lions.
• Weber, Allie Otten, and Sifuentes all finished with three aces.
• Taylor Gentemann and Mackenzi Sifuentes had two blocks to pace the squad.
• Otten finished with a match-best 33 assists in the win.
• Jessie Seidel had 18 digs, which was tops on the team, as Otten finished second with 16.

MATCH TWO OVERVIEW
Continuing their dominant ways, the Lions capped off tournament play in Jackson, Tenn. with a commanding 3-0 sweep of the Dragons. With the win, Lindenwood finishes 3-1 at the Union Invitational. The Lions held the opposition to 17 kills while amassing 41 kills, had all three service aces, and finished with more blocks, 5-1, assists, 38-16, and digs, 36-20.

The first set went the Lions' way, 25-11, as Lindenwood registered 16 kills as a team paired with a .619 attack percentage. The final three points of the set came on errors by the Dragons, allowing the Lions to take a 1-0 lead in the match.

The second set was the widest scoring margin of any set for Lindenwood in the tourney, winning by 16 points, 25-9. The Lions notched a .480 hitting percentage with 15 kills, while holding the Dragons to just four kills. With the score at 14-7 midway through the set, Lindenwood went on an 11-2 run to go up, 2-0, against Lane.

The final set of the match, and the tournament for Lindenwood, was won 25-13. A 3-0 run by Lane tightened the Lindenwood lead to three points, 12-9. Near-flawless execution by the Lions would allow for a 13-4 closeout run to earn the team's third-straight victory to begin the season. The Lions did not trail to the Dragons at any point throughout the three sets.

MATCH TWO SCORES BY SET

• Set 1 | Lindenwood 25, Lane 11
• Set 2 | Lindenwood 25, Lane 9
• Set 3 | Lindenwood 25, Lane 13

MATCH TWO LEADERS

• Mackenzi Sifuentes picked up a team-leading 10 kills in the win over Lane. Amber Schade finished second with seven kills, and Rebecca Janke notched six.
• Nyah Wilson, Audrey Weber, and Allie Otten all tallied a service ace.
• Sifuentes' three blocks were tops on the team.
• Otten continued to dish out assists, finishing with 29, a match-high.
• Jessie Seidel totaled 11 digs to lead the Lions in the victory.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

• Allie Otten and Mackenzi Sifuentes

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UP NEXT
The Lions travel to St. Augustine, Fla., to take part in the Flager Saints Classic on Friday, Sept. 10 at 2:00 p.m. against Embry-Riddle (Fla.).