Harris-Stowe State University

ST. LOUIS Mo. - Harris-Stowe State University women's volleyball fell in five sets (25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-17) on Saturday afternoon to Stephens College at Emerson Performance Center. With the loss, the Lady Hornets fall to 7-19 on the season and 3-15 in American Midwest Conference play while the Stars improve to 13-18 on the season and 11-7 in AMC play.

Saturday was senior and before the match nine players were honored and they were: setter Isa Smith (Little Rock, Ark./Joe T. Robinson), right-side hitter Trinity Edison (Louisville, Ky./Louisville Central High School), outside hitter Kyla McReynolds (O'Fallon, Ill./Althoff Catholic High School), middle blocker Ayanna-Rae Leblanc (Phoenix, Ariz./South Mountain CC), setter Brianah Dawson (Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff High School/Wells College), outside hitter Millanie Davis (Houston, Texas/Fulshear High School), outside hitter Alexis Kemp (Kansas City, Mo./University Academy), middle hitter Saniah Files (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West High School), defensive specialist Dejah Foster (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods High School).

McReynolds made it 1-0 in set one with a kill. An attack error by the Stars, a kill from Edison, an attack error by the Stars and a kill by Kemp made it 5-1 Lady Hornets. A kill from Kemp, a block from Leblanc and sophomore outside hitter Renise Powell (England, Ark./England High School), a block by McReynolds and Leblanc, a kill from McReynolds and a kill from Powell extended the lead to 11-4. A kill from McReynolds and an attack error by the Stars extended the lead to 13-6. A kill from Kemp and a kill from Edison extended the lead to 16-9. Kills from Files, Edison and Leblanc pushed the Lady Hornets lead to 19-11. Kills from Kemp and Leblanc extended the lead to 21-13. The Lady Hornets went on to win the set 25-17.

The Stars started set two on a 4-1 run. A kill from Kemp, a service ace from Foster and a kill from Edison tied the set at four. A kill from Leblanc and from Foster tied the set at six. An attack error by the Stars, a block from Files and Powell and a kill from Powell gave the Lady Hornets an 11-8 lead. A 10-1 run by the Stars gave them an 18-12 lead. A kill from Dawson cut the deficit to 18-13. A Stars service error, a kill from Leblanc, back-to-back kill from Kemp, a kill from Edison and a block by Edison and Leblanc cut the deficit to 20-19. The Stars closed the set with a 5-3 run.

Kills from Files, Leblanc, Edison and Kemp gave the Lady Hornets an early 5-1 lead in set three. A block by Kemp and Leblanc, a kill from Leblanc and a service ace from Smith extended the lead to 8-3. A kill from Powell, an ace from Kemp and a kill from McReynolds extended the lead to 11-6. An 8-1 run by the Stars gave them a 14-12 lead. A kill from Powell and from Edison tied the set at 14. An attack error by the Stars and a block by Files and Edison gave the Lady Hornets a 16-15 lead. A kill from Edison and a kill from Kemp as well as two attack errors by the Stars gave the Lady Hornets a 20-17 lead. A kill from Powell and a block by Files gave the Lady Hornets a 25-21 set three win.

The Stars raced out to a 10-2 lead in set four. A kill from Dawson and back-to-back service aces from Foster cut the deficit to 10-5. Back-to-back kills from Leblanc and a kill from Powell cut the deficit to 11-8. A kill from Kemp and a kill from McReynolds cut the deficit to 12-10. A kill from Powell, a Stars attack error and a kill from McReynolds cut the deficit to 15-14. A 6-2 run by the Stars extended their lead to 21-16. A kill from Leblanc and from Powell cut the deficit to 21-18. A kill from Leblanc and a kill by McReynolds cut the deficit to 24-21 before the Stars closed the set on the next point.

A block by Kemp and Files tied the fifth set at one. A kill by Edison tied the set at two. Back-to-back attack errors from the Stars, a kill from Powell and from Kemp gave the Lady Hornets a 6-4 lead. An 8-0 Stars run gave them a 12-6 lead. A kill from Powell, back-to-back service aces from Davis, a block from Powell and Filles and a block from Files tied the set at 13. A kill from McReynolds tied the set at 15 before the Stars took the set and match two points later.

Powell and Kemp led the way with 13 kills, Leblanc and McReynolds had 11 kills each and Edison had 10 kills. Foster led the way with 31 digs while McReynolds had 18, Kemp had 14 and Dawson had 10. Smith led the way with 26 assists while Dawson had 23. Foster recorded three service aces while Davis had two, Smith and Kemp recorded one each. Files recorded two solo blocks and four block assists.

The Lady Hornets return to action in the fall of 2027.