The William Jewell volleyball team dropped the final two games of the Rockhurst Classic on Saturday, falling to 3-0 to both Sioux Falls and Colorado Mesa. The Cards fall to 2-6 on the season. 

GAME 1 - Sioux Falls (21-25, 16-25, 22-25)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SET ONE: Jewell started the day strong, opening up 11-3 lead behind five kills from different players and taking advantage of five Sioux Falls errors. The Cougars came storming however, going on an 11-2 run to move from down five to up four on their way to the 25-20 win. 
• SET TWO: In the second set it was Sioux Falls jumping out to the early lead, taking a 21-7 advantage. The Cardinals battled, getting kills from Maddie Wingert and Tori Vogt to pull within 20-13 but could get no closer, falling 25-16. 
• SET THREE: Jewell again jumped out to the quick lead, holding a 13-6 advantage after three early kills from Grace Baucom. The Cougars responded by scoring 13 of the next 19 points to tie the set 19-19. A kill by Raechel Meisingercoupled with a USF error put Jewell back on top 22-20 but four errors helped Sioux Falls claim the 25-22 win. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Cardinals struggled offensively hitting just .093, compared to .289 by Sioux Falls.
• Jewell owned the net with nine blocks while the Cougars earned just one. 

LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT

• Kills: Baucom (7), Wingert (6)
• Aces: Lacey Albers (2)
• Digs: Olivia Tolberd (8)
• Assists: Megan Rhule (19)
• Blocks: Wingert(6), Albers(5), Elizabeth Quinn (4)

GAME 2 - Colorado Mesa (16-25, 18-25, 14-25)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SET ONE: The Cards fell into an early hole, down 11-3 as the Mavericks came out firing with six kills in the first 15 points. The rest of the way Jewell battled point-for-point but the early deficit was too much as they fell 25-16. 
• SET TWO: In set two, the Cardinals held tough with the Mavs, until a 10-4 run pushed Colorado Mesa to a 23-15 advantage. 
• SET THREE: Trailing just 15-13 in the finale, the Cardinals were limited to just two points the remainder of the set and fell 25-15. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jewell was again strong at the net with nine blocks. 
• The Cardinals were limited to an .055 attack percentage while the Mavericks posted a .349 clip. 

LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT

• Kills: Paityn Hardison (9)
• Digs: Olivia Tolberd (12)
• Assists: Megan Rhule (11)
• Blocks: Elizabeth Quinn (6), Lacey Albers(3)

YOU SHOULD NOTE

• Sophomore Maddie Wingert was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 3.17 kills and 1.33 blocks per set and hitting .264. 

UP NEXT
The Cardinals open Great Lakes Valley Conference play next week as they travel to Drury University on Friday evening followed by a match up with Missouri S&T on Saturday afternoon.