ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptist University honored their seniors on Wednesday night before earning a three-set win over Hannibal-LaGrange University. The Spartans finished their conference schedule with a perfect 11-0 record after the win over the Trojans, entering the American Midwest Conference Championship Tournament as the first seed.
Hannibal La-Grange Recap
Missouri Baptist jumped out to a quick 10-1 lead in the first set and rode the momentum to a 25-16 victory behind a .148 hitting percentage and four service aces.
Luiza Arsufi picked up a pair of kills in the set and two service aces while
Syan Larmond helped the defense with a solo block.
Julia Pereira fueled an early set two comeback with a pair of service aces to put MBU ahead 6-3. Two more aces from
Gabi Jakubowska propped up another run to extend the lead to 11-4. A 4-0 stretch later put the Trojans within striking distance, but a kill from
Madison Moore and an ace from
Paige Glueck helped the Spartans close the door 25-19.
At 7-4 in the third set, Jakubowska served 13 consecutive times, logging seven service aces in the stretch to push the lead to 20-4. She would end the day with nine aces, two off from the single-game mark set by Ana Mercado in 2006. She later ended the sweep with her team-high 10
th kill.
Spartan Stat Leaders
Kills:
Gabi Jakubowska (10)
Assists:
Maiana Coelho (20)
Hitting %:
Gabi Jakubowska (.333)
Aces:
Gabi Jakubowska (9)
Digs:
Julia Pereira (13)
Blocks: van der Vleuten & Larmond (2.0)
Records
(RV) Missouri Baptist: 22-11, 11-0 AMC
Hannibal-LaGrange: 7-28, 4-7 AMC
Next Game
The Spartans host an AMC Tournament Quarterfinal on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and enter the tournament as the one seed.
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