NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lindenwood women's volleyball team (7-9, 3-5 OVC) swept Tennessee State (1-20, 0-8) in Nashville on Friday evening. Three Lions recorded double digit kills in the contest.

Match Overview
Lindenwood trailed 7-5 early on in the opening set, but after using a 6-1 scoring run to gain the lead they never fell behind again, eventually taking the set 25-22. Jade Roth led Lindenwood with five kills on a .400 attack percentage in the frame.

The Lions were in control for the entire second set, leading by as many as nine points on their way to a 25-16 victory. Autumn Bax and Kylee Richey posted five kills apiece to lead LU in the set.

Lindenwood ended the third set on a 14-4 run to close out the match with a dominant 25-14 win. Autumn Bax went off for seven kills in the frame.

Bax ended the match with 15 total kills on a blistering .600 hitting percentage. Joining her with double digit kills were Jade Roth and Kylee Richey with 11 apiece.

Meanwhile, Amelia Thro handed out a career-high 36 assists to help the Lions to a team hitting percentage of .379.

Defensively, Dana Grib led the way with 14 digs while Autumn Bax posted another double-double with 11 scoopers of her own.

Quotable
"I am happy for the team that they were able to get this win tonight. They have been working hard these last few weeks and not seeing the results they want, so it was good to see them put it together. We have to remember it is just one match, and we have to challenge ourselves to put together a another performance tomorrow." – Will Condon

Next Up
The Lions and Tigers close out their two game set at noon on Saturday.