Location:  Mission University (W.E. Dowell Fieldhouse) Springfield, Missouri
Date:  November 9, 2024
Game Results:  Columbia College 3, Mission University 0
The Mission University Lady Patriots played well for three sets, but fell to AMC no. 2, Columbia College.  In the first set, The Lady Cougars moved to a small lead early, 5-1, then maintained a five to six point advantage for most of the remainder of the set.  The Lady Patriots pulled to within 20-15, but never got closer as they dropped set 1, 25-16.  Summer Kenney paced the team with 3 Kills in the opening set.  MU once again started slow in the second set, but tied the set 3-3, 4-4, and 5-5, before the Lady Cougars put a little distance between the two teams.  Columbia eventually pushed their lead to 16-9 before the Lady patriots started playing better defense.  MU rallied a bit to trail 23-17, but the Lady Cougars scored the last two points of the set on a Kill and a Service ace to win the set, 25-27.  Ella Sims hammered 4 Kills to lead the Lady Patriots in the second set.  The third set was a battle.  There were five ties at the beginning of the set, before a mini-run by the Lady Cougars put them ahead by two points, 16-14.  The teams traded possessions resulting in a Columbia 18-16 advantage.  The Lady Cougars then seemed to get the momentum to finish off the Lady patriots as Columbia scored seven of the last ten points to win 25-19, and the match, 3-0.  Kenney knocked down 5 Kills to pace the squad in set 3.

• Summer Kenney knocked down 11 Kills to lead the team.
• Ella Sims hit a team-high .400 and contributed 9 Kills.
• Rylea King paced the team with 8 Digs.
• Ryleigh Fowler had 15 Assists to lead the team.                        

 
Upcoming action:
The Volley Patriots return to action Tuesday, November 12, to play in the first round of the American Midwest Conference post-season Tournament.  The team will play in Fulton, Missouri, against William Woods University at for a 7 pm start.