(Crestview Hills, KY) – The Thomas More University women's volleyball team dropped a thrilling 3-2 (25-20, 23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10) match at home Tuesday night to the visiting Mount St. Joseph Lions.
How It Happened
All five sets were very close throughout as both teams were evenly matched. The Lions held a steady lead throughout set one that the Saints couldn't come back from in a 25-20 loss.
The Saints held an 18-12 lead in the second set, before the Lions started roaring back. They used a 10-5 flurry to cut it to one at 23-22, but three straight service errors ended the set at 25-23 and tied the match 1-1.
After trailing 18-15 in set three, a 5-0 Saints run shifted the momentum. Lion errors fueled the rally. A pair of
Jess Gearries kills down the stretch led Thomas More to a 2-1 match lead.
Set four was all square at 21-21, with the Saints having a chance to put away the match. Unfortunately, a 4-1 run gave the Lions the win and sent it to the fifth set. This was the first five-set match at the Connor Convocation Center this season and fourth for the team overall.
Mount St. Joseph played very well during the fifth set and kept the Saints at bay throughout. They held a 9-4 lead before Thomas More made one final push. A pair of Saints kills and a Lion error pushed it to 9-7, but a 4-0 Lion rally followed and all but sealed the win in the eventual 15-10 loss.
Notables
- Sydney Hilderbran set a career-high with 16 kills while Gearries tied a career-high with 15 kills in the match.
- Asia Ferrando recorded her second 30-plus dig match of the season, with 30 tonight against the Lions.
- Sam McClanahan had her third 50-plus assist match of the season with 50 tonight. She also recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 11 digs.
- The team had their most digs of the season in a match with 106, as five Saints had 10 or more digs.
What's Up Next
The Saints fall to 10-7 after the loss and jump back into conference play Friday night at Freed-Hardeman University at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. The Saints have taken down the Lions both times they have played each other over the last two seasons.
