ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Harris-Stowe State University women's volleyball fell in four sets (21-25, 25-21, 16-25, 20-25) on Friday night against Cottey College at Emerson Performance Center. With the loss, the Lady Hornets fall to 4-7 on the season and 2-1 in American Midwest Conference play while the Comets improve to 5-8 on the season and 1-0 in AMC play.

A block by sophomore middle hitter Jehireh Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Althoff Catholic) and junior right side Trinity Edison (Louisville, Ky./Louisville Central) followed by a kill from Edison had the Lady Hornets up 3-1 in the first set. A service ace by junior defensive specialist Dejah Foster (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) made it 10-7 Lady Hornets. A 5-1 run by the Comets gave them a 12-11 lead. A kill by Edison tied the set at 12. A block by junior outside hitter Kyla McReynolds (O'Fallon, Ill./Althoff Catholic) and junior middle hitter Saniah Files (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West), two consecutive kills by Files a service ace by senior defensive specialist Makayla Hernandez (San Antonio, Texas/Lawton) a kill by freshman right side Jalia Sanders, a kill by McReynolds and a kill from Sanders had the Lady Hornets up 20-14. The Comets would close set one on an 11-1 run.

In set two, freshman outside hitter Renise Powell put the Lady Hornets up 1-0. A service ace from freshman defensive specialist Mya Hendrix made it 5-3 Lady Hornets. A solo block by Files made it 7-4. A 5-0 Comets run gave them a 9-7 lead. A 6-1 run by the Lady Hornets a 13-11 lead. A kill by McReynolds made it 17-14 Lady Hornets. A kill by Williams and an ace by Foster made it 23-19. Powell would record back-to-back kills to give the Lady Hornets a 25-21 set two win and tie the match at one set apiece.

The Comets raced out to a 7-2 lead. A kill by sophomore outside hitter Serenity Baker (Desoto, Texas/Desoto) cut the deficit to 13-5. A kill by Powell, a block by Williams and back-to-back bad sets by the Comets cut the deficit to 16-9. A kill and a solo block by sophomore middle hitter Jada Anderson (Jefferson City, Mo./Capital City) cut the deficit to 20-14. The Comets closed set three on a 5-2 run to take set three.

A kill by Edison tied set four at three. A service error and back-to-back attack errors by the Comets a kill by senior outside hitter A'nyla Watson (Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock) a service ace by sophomore setter Jayla Payne (San Antonio, Texas/Wagner) and an attack error by the Comets gave the Lady Hornets a 10-6 lead. An 11-2 run by the Comets gave them a 17-12 lead. A kill by Edison cut the deficit to 18-16. A kill by Watson cut the deficit to 21-19. The Comets closed out the set and match with a 4-1 run. 

Edison led the way with nine kills, while junior setter Isa Smith (Little Rock, Ark./Joe T. Robinson) recorded 15 assists, Foster led the way with 24 digs while McReynolds and Payla added 10 digs each, Williams recorded one solo block and two block assists, Hendrix and Foster recorded two service aces each.

The Lady Hornets return to action on Saturday, September 20th at 10 am against Central Baptist and 2 pm against Mission at Emerson Performance Center.