KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The William Jewell volleyball team jumped out to a two set ead on their way to winning their second straight Great Lakes Valley Conference contest, taking down Truman State 3-1 on Friday night. The Cardinals improve to 3-14 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
The Cardinals opened the match 7-3 but Truman found a rhythm and went on a 13-5 run to open up a four point advantage. Back-to-back kills from
Macy Bartlett and
Wylie Singleton got Jewell back in the match but the Bulldogs held a 21-18 lead late. Trailing 24-22,
Kali Adamec got a block and a kill to knot things up at 24-all. The teams traded set points until three straight points from the Cardinals gave Jewell the opener, 27-25.
Set two was back-and-forth as neither team could claim more than two point lead until late. With Truman leading 19-18, the Cardinals got kills from Singleton, Bartlett, and
Silvia Fisher to go in front by five. A service error by the Bulldogs gave Jewell the two set lead, winning 25-20.
After Truman took set three and held a 16-12 lead midway through the fourth, the Cardinals responded. Bartlett's kill sparked the rally as Jewell finished on a 13-6 run, winning 25-22.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Jewell hit a season best .267 for the match as Bartlett led the way with a career high 20 kills and 17 digs.
- Alexis Frazier handed out a career best 52 assists while Ashlynn Rowland led three players in double figures with 20 digs.
UP NEXT
Jewell will look to continue their streak on Saturday as they travel to Upper Iowa for a 5 p.m. match.
