ST. LOUIS Mo. - Harris-Stowe State University women's volleyball fell in three sets (11-25, 18-25, 15-25) on Friday night against Central Baptist at Emerson Performance Center. With the loss, the Lady Hornets fall to 6-16 on the season and 2-12 in American Midwest Conference play while the Mustangs improve to 5-22 and 2-12 in AMC play.
Senior outside hitter Kyla McReynolds (O'Fallon, Ill./Althoff Catholic High School) gave the Lady Hornets a 1-0 lead. The Mustangs responded with a 6-0 run. A kill from junior outside hitter Serenity Baker (Desoto, Texas/Desoto High School) cut the deficit to 6-2. A kill from Baker and an attack error by the Mustangs cut the deficit to 9-4. A kill from McReynolds cut the deficit to 12-6. A kill from sophomore middle blocker Ayanna-Rae Leblanc (Phoenix, Ariz./South Mountain CC) cut the deficit to 13-7. A 5-0 Mustangs run extended their lead to 18-7. A kill by McReynolds cut the deficit to 19-9. The Mustangs closed the set on a 6-2 run.
A kill from junior middle hitter Jada Anderson (Jefferson City, Mo./Capital City High School) and a service ace from junior outside hitter Jordyn Williams (Spokane, Wash./Northern Idaho College) gave the Lady Hornets a 2-0 lead early in set two. A kill from sophomore outside hitter Renise Powell (England, Ark./England High School) extended the lead to 4-2. A 4-1 run by the Mustangs gave them a 6-5 lead. A service error by the Mustangs and an ace from sophomore defensive specialist Mya Hendrix (Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic High School) made it 7-6 Lady Hornets. A 6-1 Mustangs run gave them a 12-8 lead. A kill from McReynolds, a kill from Anderson and a kill from McReynolds cut the deficit to 12-11. A 6-0 run by the Mustangs extended their lead to 18-11. A kill from McReynolds cut the deficit to 18-12. A service error by the Mustangs and a kill from Powell cut the deficit to 20-16. A block from Leblanc and Powell cut the deficit to 22-17. A kill from Leblanc cut the deficit to 23-18 before the Mustangs closed out the set 25-18.
The Mustangs opened set three with an 11-4 run. A service error from the Mustangs and an ace from senior outside hitter Millanie Davis (Houston, Texas/Fulshear High School) cut the deficit to 12-6. A kill from Leblanc and an ace from Williams cut the deficit to 12-8. A 5-1 run from the Mustangs extended their lead to 17-9. A block from Anderson and Baker cut the deficit to 18-11. A 6-2 Mustangs gave them a 24-13. The Mustangs took the set 25-15.
McReynolds led the way with six kills while Leblanc added five. Williams recorded 12 assists and two aces. Hendrix led the way with seven digs while senior defensive specialist Dejah Foster (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods High School) added six. Anderson and Powell had two block assists.
The Lady Hornets return to action on Saturday, October 31st against Cottey at 10 am and Mission at 12 pm with both matches being played at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy.
