The William Jewell volleyball team lost their second consecutive game as they were swept on Saturday at the hands of Truman State by scores of 25-18, 25-22, and 25-18. Jewell drops to 9-7 overall and 3-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. 

Jewell opened the match by spotting the Bulldogs a 8-2 advantage before making a run and eventually tying the game at 15 on an ace from Olivia Tolberd. The Cards took a short lived lead on a kill by Madeline Johnson before three consecutive errors allowed Truman to jump back in front 19-16 and forced a timeout from Carolyn Raynes. Truman continued to roll outscoring Jewell 6-2 over the final eight points to take the 25-18 win. In the opening set the Cardinals managed just a .062 attack percentage compared to a .429 mark by Truman State. 

In set two Jewell trailed majority of the set but stayed closed before the Bulldogs made a seperation at 15-22 and forced a Cardinal timeout. Three consecutive points on kills from Johnson and Leslie Booth and another Tolberd ace forced Truman to take a timeout of their own. The Bulldogs got to set point before the Cardinals put together another small run to pull within 24-21 before a service error gave Truman the two set lead. 

In the final set Jewell again spotted Truman a lead at 12-6 on five consecutive Bulldog kills. The Cardinals pulled within one at 14-15 on two Truman errors and kills from Booth and Jenna Rau to cause TSU head coach Ben Briney to call a timeout after which the Bulldogs rolled to a 25-18 win. 

Booth Jewell with eight kills followed by Paige Cunningham with six. Tolberd led Jewell defensively with a game-high 26 digs to go along with two aces. 

Up next the Cardinals will travel to crosstown rival Rockhurst on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.