Harris-Stowe State University

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Harris-Stowe State University women's volleyball fell in straight sets (12-25, 18-25, 17-25) on Wednesday afternoon at Columbia College and fell in straight sets (16-25, 8-25, 11-25) to Central Methodist University on Wednesday afternoon at Columbia College. With the two losses, the Lady Hornets fall to 5-15 on the season and 2-11 in American Midwest Conference play.

HSSU at Columbia

A block from senior setter Isa Smith (Little Rock, Ark./Joe T. Robinson High School) and junior middle hitter Jada Anderson (Jefferson City, Mo./Capital City High School), an attack error by the Cougars and a kill from junior outside hitter Serenity Baker (Desoto, Texas/Desoto High School) gave the Lady Hornets an early 3-0 lead in set one. A service error by the Cougars, and back-to-back blocks by sophomore outside hitter Renise Powell (England, Ark./England High School) and sophomore middle blocker Ayanna-Rae Leblanc (Phoenix, Ariz./South Mountain CC) made it 7-3 Lady Hornets. A 9-0 Cougars run gave them a 13-8 lead. A kill by senior defensive specialist Dejah Foster (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods High School) cut the deficit to 14-10. A kill from Smith cut the deficit to 15-11. The Cougars closed set one on a 10-1 run.

A kill from Baker tied set two at two. A service error and an attack error by the Cougars, a kill from Powell, a block by Powell and Leblanc and a block by Leblanc and sophomore right-side hitter Codi Thompson (Los Angeles, Calif./M.A. Firebaugh High School) gave the Lady Hornets a 7-5 lead. A kill from Smith gave the Lady Hornets a 9-8 lead. A 5-0 run by the Cougars gave them a 16-11 lead. A service error by the Cougars and back-to-back kills by Powell cut the Powell cut the deficit to 16-14. A kill from Smith cut the deficit to 21-17. The Cougars closed on a 4-1 run.

A kill from Leblanc tied the set at three. A kill from Thompson cut the deficit to 10-6. A kill from Smith, a service ace from Smith and a kill from Anderson cut the deficit to 11-9. A block from Powell and Anderson and a service ace from Foster cut the deficit to 13-11. A kill from sophomore middle blocker Kourtlyn Dowell (Daingerfield, Texas/Jefferson High School) cut the deficit to 17-14. A kill from junior outside hitter Jordyn Williams (Spokane, Wash./Northern Idaho College) cut the deficit to 22-16. The Cougars scored three of the final four points in the set.

Smith and Powell led the way with five kills each. Williams recorded 10 assists. Smith and Foster both recorded a service ace. Powell recorded four block assists. Foster recorded 12 digs.

HSSU v CMU

A kill from Baker, an attack error by the Eagles and an ace from Foster tied set one at four. A kill from Smith and from Powell gave the Lady Hornets a 6-5 lead. A 7-0 run by the Eagles gave them a 16-8 lead. A kill from Smith cut the deficit to 18-10. Back-to-back kills from Powell cut the deficit to 21-13. A kill from Leblanc and an ace from senior outside hitter Alexis Kemp (Kansas City, Mo./University Academy) cut the deficit to 23-15. The Eagles closed the set 25-16.

A kill from Anderson cut the deficit to 4-1 early in set two. A 6-0 run by the Eagles extended their lead to 12-2. A kill from Leblanc and two attack errors cut the deficit to 12-5. A kill from Dowell cut the deficit to 16-7. The Eagles closed set two on a 9-1 run.

The Eagles started set three on an 11-1 run. A kill from Smith cut the deficit to 11-2. A kill from Anderson and back-to-back kills from Smith cut the deficit to 20-9. A kill from Anderson and from Foster cut the deficit to 23-11 before the Eagles closed the set 25-11.

Smith led the way with six kills. Williams recorded nine assists. Foster recorded 10 digs. Foster and Kemp each recorded an ace.

The Lady Hornets return to action on Tuesday, October 27th against Philander Smith at Emerson Performance Center.