ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Mission University women's volleyball fell to University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in a five-set conference matchup Monday night, 25-21, 16-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15-11.
The Patriots opened the match with a strong offensive showing, recording 14 kills in the first set, but UHSP took the opening frame 25-21. Mission responded in the second set, hitting .212 with 11 kills to even the match with a 25-16 victory.
Mission carried that momentum into the third set, recording 13 kills and taking a 25-23 win to move within one set of the match victory.
UHSP answered in the fourth set, posting 18 kills while hitting .308 to force a deciding fifth set. The Eutectics then closed out the match with a 15-11 win in the final frame.
Shelby Evans led the Patriots offensively with 15 kills, while Maddie Rue added 13 and Abbi Street finished with 11. Jaida Generette recorded eight kills, while Allie Czachowski added seven.
Callie Terrell finished with a team-high 21 assists, while Addison Brizendine added 27 assists. Breann Shumake led Mission with 20 digs, followed by Evans with 14 and Brizendine with 11.
Match Notes
- Mission falls to 5-14 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
- The Patriots recorded 54 kills and hit .168 as a team.
- Mission finished with 52 assists and 73 digs.
- Evans led Mission with 15 kills and 14 digs.
- Rue added 13 kills and seven block assists.
- Street recorded 11 kills and four block assists.
- Brizendine finished with 27 assists, two service aces and 11 digs.
- Terrell added 21 assists and two service aces.
- UHSP finished with 61 kills and hit .212 as a team.
