Harris-Stowe State University

ST. LOUIS Mo. - Harris-Stowe State University women's volleyball won in four sets (30-28, 25-18, 18-25, 26-24) on Tuesday night against Philander Smith at Emerson Performance Center. With the win, the Lady Hornets improve to 6-15 on the season while the Panthers fall to 11-13 on the season.

A kill from senior outside hitter Kyla McReynolds (O'Fallon, Ill./Althoff Catholic High School) cut the deficit to 2-1 early in the first set. A block by senior right-side hitter Trinity Edison (Louisville, Ky./Louisville Central High School) and junior middle hitter Jada Anderson (Jefferson City, Mo./Capital City High School) cut the deficit to 4-3. A kill from Edison cut the deficit to 5-4. A kill from Edison, a kill from Anderson, a kill from sophomore outside hitter Renise Powell (England, Ark./England High School), a kill from Anderson and an attack error from the Panthers tied the set at 14. A service ace from senior setter Isa Smith (Little Rock, Ark./Joe T. Robinson High School) tied the set at 16. A block by Anderson and a block by Anderson and junior outside hitter Serenity Baker (Desoto, Texas/Desoto High School) tied set one at 23. A kill from Baker tied the set at 24. A block by Anderson and McReynolds and a kill from McReynolds gave the Lady Hornets a 26-25 lead. Back-to-back kills from sophomore middle blocker Ayanna-Rae Leblanc (Phoenix, Ariz./South Mountain CC) and a kill from McReynolds gave the Lady Hornets a 30-28 set one win.

A kill from Powell tied set two at three. A kill from Powell, a kill from senior defensive specialist Dejah Foster (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods High School) and an attack error by the Panthers gave the Lady Hornets a 6-4 lead. A kill from McReynolds, back-to-back kills from Leblanc and a kill from sophomore right-side hitter Codi Thompson (Los Angeles, Calif./M.A. Firebaugh High School) put the Lady Hornets up 12-8. A kill from Powell and a block from McReynolds and Anderson extended the lead to 15-12. A kill from McReynolds extended the lead to 19-14. A kill from Leblanc, a service ace from junior outside hitter Jordyn Williams (Spokane, Wash./Northern Idaho College), back-to-back attack errors by the Panthers, a kill from McReynolds and a block by Thompson and Leblanc gave the Lady Hornets a 25-18 set two win.

The Panthers started set three with a 9-1 run. A block from Thompson and Leblanc and a kill from McReynolds cut the deficit to 9-3. A kill from Anderson and an ace from Smith cut the deficit to 10-5. A 6-2 Panthers run extended their lead to 16-7. A service error by the Panthers, a kill from McReynolds and three attack errors by the Panthers cut the deficit to 16-12. A kill from Thompson and Leblanc cut the deficit to 18-14. The Panthers closed set three with a 7-4 run.

A kill from Leblanc, a kill from Powell, a service ace from McReynolds and a kill from Thompson made it 4-1 Lady Hornets early in set four. Back-to-back kills from Powell and a block from Anderson and Powell made it 8-3 Lady Hornets. A kill from Baker and an attack error by the Panthers extended the lead to 12-6. A 5-2 Panthers run cut the Lady Hornets lead to 14-11. A 7-3 run by the Panthers gave them an 18-17 lead. A kill from Baker tied the set at 18. Back-to-back kills from McReynolds and a kill from Leblanc gave the Lady Hornets a 21-20 lead. A kill from Anderson and a kill from Powell gave the Lady Hornets a 26-24 set four win to close out the match.

McReynolds recorded 14 kills while Powell added a career-high 14 kills and Leblanc added a career-high 13 kills. Williams recorded 25 assists while Smith recorded 23. Foster led the way with 37 digs, Williams had 17, McReynolds had 15 and sophomore defensive specialist Mya Hendrix (Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic High School) added 11 digs. Smith recorded two aces. Anderson had one solo block and five block assists.

The Lady Hornets return to action on Friday, October 30th against Central Baptist at Emerson Performance Center at 6 pm.