The Lindenwood women's volleyball team (7-14, 4-8 OVC) lost in five sets to SIUE (11-12, 6-6 OVC) by a final of 3-2 inside Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
 
OVERVIEW
The Lions played even with the Cougars in the opening set, but they pulled ahead to an 18-13.  Mackenzi Sifuentes helped the Lions to three-straight points after a kill and two assisted blocks.  Taylor Gentemann registered two kills late in the set, while Amber Schade closed out the first frame with a kill in the 25-19 win to open the night.  Lindenwood fell behind 9-6 in the second set, but roared back to take a 15-11 lead.  After falling behind 21-10, Madilyn Dement had a hand in the final two points in a 25-23 victory, and giving the Lions a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Lindenwood continued momentum into the early stage of the third set with a 5-1 advantage.  SIUE responded and gained a 24-17.  The Lions rattled off four-consecutive points on three aces by Gentemann, but it was too little too late in the 25-21 loss in the third set.  The Cougars took the fourth set in a commanding 25-14 win, pushing the match to a fifth set.
 
The final set was back-and-forth, as neither team pulled away until later in the set.  Sifuentes registered a kill to tie the game at 11-11, but the Cougars came out with a 15-11 set win to earn the 3-2 win over Lindenwood.
 
LEADERS
Mackenzi Sifuentes (11 K, 6 blocks, .276 %)
Taylor Gentemann (16 K, 4 ACE, 1 block)
Abby VanBuskirk (41 AST, 4 K, 1 ACE, 2 blocks)
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will host Southeast Missouri on Thursday for a 6:00 p.m. start inside Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.