Box Score LIBERTY, Mo. - For the third straight match the William Jewell volleyball team took their opponent to five sets but fell 3-2 to Missouri S&T on Friday night in the Mabee Center. The Cardinals drop to 7-20 on the season, 1-14 in the GLVC. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first set was back-and-forth early until the Cardinals used a 4-0 spurt, behind kills from three players, to open a 19-15 lead. The Miners got back within one, 22-21 before making three errors to give Jewell the set, 25-22. 
• S&T jumped out on top in set two, leading by as many as 10 before the Cardinals mounted a furious rally. Behind Lily Johnson's serve, the Cardinals got two kills from Bella LaPorta and another by Grace Baucom to pull within 24-19, staving off five set points. The Miners took advantage of an attack error following a timeout to take the set, 25-19. 
• With Jewell leading 15-12 midway through the third S&T scored four straight to go back in front. The Miners held the lead until 22-19 when the Cardinals rolled off six consecutive points, led by two kills and a block from Johnson to earn the come-from-behind 25-22 win. 
• Set four was another tight one, tied at 22 late after a 3-0 run by the Cardinals. Missouri S&T got a kill and ace from Abigail Widiker and a block from Hannah Merjil to force the deciding set, 25-22. 
• The Miners burst out of the gates in set five with a 12-7 advantage. Two kills from Katy Garrison got Jewell back within three but back-to-back kills by S&T finished the set 15-10 in favor of the Miners.  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• LaPorta posted her third consecutive double-double with 16 kills and 17 digs while Garrison added 11 kills. 
• Johnson finished with a team-high six blocks and two aces as Jewell out-blocked the Miners 9-6. 
• Harper Auman dished out a career-high 28 assists as Samantha Thompson added 20. 
• Haidan Baade matched the game-high with 19 digs while Jordan Collard had 14. 

UP NEXT
The Cardinals will host Drury on Saturday in the final home game of the season. Jewell will honor four seniors, Auman, Johnson, Baucom and Paityn Hardison prior to first serve.