Harris-Stowe State University

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Harris-Stowe State University women's volleyball fell in four sets (15-25, 12-25, 25-23, 20-25) against Hannibal-LaGrange and won in four sets (25-21, 25-22, 14-25, 25-22) against Central Baptist on Saturday. With the split, the Lady Hornets are 4-5 on the season and 2-3 in American Midwest Conference play.

HLGU v HSSU

A kill from senior right side hitter Trinity Edison (Louisville, Ky./Louisville Central High School) gave the Lady Hornets an early 2-1 lead in set one. A kill from junior outside hitter Jordyn Williams tied the set at five. A kill from senior outside hitter Alexis Kemp (Kansas City, Mo./University Academy) and an attack error by the Trojans tied the set at seven. A 9-2 run by the Trojans gave them a 17-9 lead. A kill by Edison and an attack error cut the deficit to 17-11. A kill from Kemp cut the deficit to 21-15 before the Trojans ended the set with a 4-0 run.

The Trojans started set two on a 13-1 run. A kill by senior middle hitter Saniah Files (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West High School), a kill from Edison and a kill from senior outside hitter Kyla McReynolds (O'Fallon, Ill./Althoff Catholic High School) cut the deficit to 13-4. A kill from McReynolds, an attack error by the Trojans and a kill from sophomore middle blocker Ayanna-Rae Leblanc cut the deficit to 16-9. A block by Williams and Leblanc cut the deficit to 17-10. An 8-2 run by the Trojans gave them a set two win and two sets to none lead in the match.

A kill from McReynolds and a service ace from sophomore defensive specialist Mya Hendrix cut the deficit to 5-4 early in the third set. A kill from sophomore outside hitter Renise Powell (England, Ark./England High School) cut the deficit to 8-7. An attack error by the Trojans, a kill from McReynolds and an ace from senior defensive specialist Dejah Foster (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods High School) cut the deficit to 14-12. Trailing 23-17, the Lady Hornets used a kill from McReynolds, a Trojans attack error, a kill from Leblanc, another kill from McReynolds, a block from McReynolds and Leblanc, back-to-back kills from Edison and a block from Leblanc to turn a 23-17 deficit into a 25-23 win in set three.

The Trojans raced out to a 7-0 lead in set four. A kill from Edison and an attack error by the Trojans cut the deficit to 7-2. A block from Edison and Leblanc cut the deficit to 10-4. A kill from Williams, Powell and Williams cut the deficit to 11-7. A kill from Edison cut the deficit to 16-11. A kill from Leblanc cut the deficit to 17-13. A kill from senior setter Brianah Dawson (Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff High School/Wells College) and a setting error by the Trojans cut the deficit to 20-15. Back-to-back kills from McReynolds, a kill from Leblanc and a block by Williams and Leblanc cut the deficit to 21-19. The Trojans used a 4-1 run to close out set four and take the match.

McReynolds led the way with nine kills while Edison added eight. Dawson and Williams both recorded 10 assists. Foster led the way with 13 digs. Hendrix, Foster and Williams all recorded an ace. Leblanc led with one solo block and four block assists.

CBC v HSSU

A kill by sophomore middle blocker Kourtlyn Dowell (Daingerfield, Texas/Jefferson High School) and a kill by Edison gave the Lady Hornets an early 3-1 lead in set one. Kills from Edison and Leblanc extended the lead to 6-3. A kill from Dowell and back-to-back kills from Powell extended the lead to 12-8. A kill from Edison gave the Lady Hornets a 17-12 advantage. A kill from Leblanc, an attack error by the Mustangs and an ace from senior outside hitter Millanie Davis (Houston, Texas/Fulshear High School) extended the lead to 22-15. A kill from Powell and an ace from Dawson put the Lady Hornets within one point of a set one win. A block from Dowell ended set one in favor of the Lady Hornets.

Kills from McReynolds and Leblanc cut the deficit to 4-3 early in set two. Kills from McReynolds and Leblanc and a block from Williams and Leblanc tied the set at six. Kills from McReynolds and Powell cut the deficit to 11-10. A kill from Edison, an attack error by the Mustangs and back-to-back kills from McReynolds gave the Lady Hornets a 14-13 lead. A kill from Leblanc gave the Lady Hornets a 19-18 lead. Powell broke the 22 all score with a kill that would be followed by kills from McReynolds and Dowell to give the Lady Hornets a set two win.

Kills from Edison and McReynolds tied set three at two. Two kills from McReynolds and an ace from Foster gave the Lady Hornets a 5-3 lead. A kill from Williams and an ace from McReynolds tied set three at nine. A kill from junior outside hitter Kaelin Rubin (Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale High School) tied the set at 10. A kill from Rubin and a setting error from the Mustangs cut the deficit to 15-12. A kill from junior outside hitter Serenity Baker (Desoto, Texas/Desoto High School) cut the deficit to 16-13. A 9-1 run by the Mustangs ended set three and forced a fourth set.

A block from Edison and Dowell, an ace from Foster and a kill from Leblanc cut the deficit to 5-4 early in set four. Kills from McReynolds and Powell tied the set at seven. Back-to-back kills from Powell and a block from Williams and Dowell gave the Lady Hornets a 10-8 lead. Two attack errors by the Mustangs and kills from Powell and Williams gave the Lady Hornets an 18-14 lead. A block from Dowell and Powell extended the lead to 20-15. A 5-0 run by the Mustangs tied the set at 20. A kill from Powell, an attack error by the Mustangs, a block from McReynolds and junior middle hitter Jada Anderson (Jefferson City, Mo./Capital City High School) and an attack error from the Mustangs propelled the Lady Mustangs to a set four win to take the match.

McReynolds led the way with 17 kills, Powell added 13 and Leblanc added 11. Williams recorded 36 assists while Dawson had 11. Foster led with 32 digs, while Kemp added 20 and McReynolds added 10. McReynolds recorded her second double-double of the year. Foster recorded two aces. Dowell led with one solo block and four block assists. 

The Lady Hornets return to action on Monday, September 21st at 6 pm against Mission University in AMC play. Monday's match will be played at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis.