COLUMBIA, Mo. -Â Lindenwood women's volleyball (4-5, 0-0 OVC) lost a four-set match to end their weekend against SEC opponent Missouri (6-3, 0-0 MVC). They are only the second Ohio Valley Conference school to win a set against a Power Four opponent.
Senior
Nyah Wilson was all over the court for the Lions leading the way with eight kills on a .154 hitting percentage. Wilson also had six digs and one block assist defensively. Lindenwood had four defenders earn at least six kills on Sunday.
Autumn Bax continued her strong weekend with another seven kills at Missouri while adding two blocks.
Ashley Geluck led the way in hitting percentage after going for .264 with six kills and three blocks. Lindenwood had 31 kills as a team while hitting .106.
Allie Otten and
Abby VanBuskirk split setter duties picking up 15 and 10 digs respectively. The duo also battled on the defensive side with seven and six digs each. Lindenwood had 36 digs led by libero
Jessie Seidel who had 10. LU also had five blocks.
Lindenwood started the first set off without a hitch taking advantage of errors by Missouri. The Lions held leads of 5-1 and 10-6 before Mizzou stormed back. The Tigers held LU to just three kills in the set although Lindenwood's defense forced Missouri into seven errors and two blocks.
Set two was won by Missouri by a score of 16-25 after the Tigers hit .393 with 13 kills. Lindenwood was able to do a better job on offense with eight kills in the second.
Anna Kraemer had a team-high three kills in the second.
Lindenwood put it all together in the third set winning by a score of 25-22 after slamming down 16 kills on .333 hitting percentage. The Lions opened up the set with an 12-7 lead, but the Tigers closed the gap getting as close as 20-20. Errors by Missouri late in the third helped the Lions to a set win. Wilson and Bax both had four kills in the third.
Missouri finished off the match in the fourth taking advantage of service mistakes by the Lions. Lindenwood had only four kills in the final set before losing 13-25.
The Lions will be back in action next weekend at the Kangaroo Classic in Kansas City, Mo. Lindenwood will face UMKC, Bradley and Montana starting on Friday, Sept. 20. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.