Box Score The William Jewell volleyball team dropped a three set match to No. 18 Central Missouri on the road on Tuesday evening, by scores of 22-25, 16-25, 17-25. With the loss the Cardinals fall to 8-14 on the season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SET ONE: The Cardinals held their own against the No. 18 ranked team in the country in the opening set pulling within one at 22-21. The Jennies however, responded by scoring three of the next four points to slip by in the first set 25-22. 
• SET TWO: The second frame was all Central Missouri as the Jennies jumped out to a 14-5 advantage. The Cardinals went on a 6-1 run behind three kills from Stefanie Richterkessing to pull as close as 15-11 before UCM closed the set on a 11-5 run of their own. 
• SET THREE: In the finale, Jewell fell behind by as many as nine before dropping the set 25-17. 

LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT 

• Richterkessing and Maddie Wingert each posted six kills to lead the Cardinals. 
• Megan Rhule collected 15 assists while Alix Weigel added 13. 
• Olivia Tolberd dug up 26 balls which is a season high for a three set match. 

YOU SHOULD NOTE

• Tolberd surpassed the 1,500 career dig plateau and is now just 571 away from tying the all-time career record of 2,118 held by Katie Damgar (2010-13). 

UP NEXT
After the four-game hiatus, the Cardinals return to Great Lakes Valley Conference play this weekend as they travel to McKendree on Friday followed by a match up at Maryville on Saturday afternoon.