LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell volleyball team got off to a hot start on Friday night in their season opener as they took the opening set 25-16 against Quincy University. The Hawks rallied, however, and won the last three sets to drop the Cardinals to 0-1 on the young season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jewell jumped out to an early 10-5 lead behind two kills from Paityn Hardison and Grace Baucom along with two blocks by Jorey Luebbert to force an early Quincy timeout. The Hawks responded and pulled with two midway through the set but the Cardinals won six of the final seven points to win the opening set. 
• Set two started much like the first, only in reverse, as Quincy jumped on top, 11-5. Trailing 16-9, the Cardinals scored five straight, aided by three Hawk errors, to pull with two but Quincy scored the final five points to win 25-18. 
• The Hawks again jumped out to the early advantage in the third set but the Cardinals rallied, going on a 10-3 run, to pull within one, 21-20, after a big kill by Anna Godfredsen. Quincy regained momentum though and scored four of the final five to take the set, 25-21. 
• The finale was a back-and-forth battle until a late 9-3 run by Quincy sealed the match. 

FOR THE CARDINALS

• Hardison led the Cardinal offense with a double-double of 11 kills and 10 digs.
• Setter Hannah Cope also put up a double-double with 35 assists and 13 digs. 
• Sophomore Haidan Baade, in her first start at libero, led the defense with 15 digs while freshman Kaci Behrens added 14. 
• Luebbert and Maddie Wingert each finished with four blocks and the Cardinals had six team blocks. 

FOR THE HAWKS

• The Hawks were led by a combination of Mattie Norris and Emily Rehagen who combined with 30 of their team's 49 kills.
• Makayla Knoblacuh totaled 36 assists while Sarah Blair had a match-high 17 digs. 

UP NEXT
The Cardinals are scheduled to travel to Southwest Baptist on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Bearcats.