Missouri Baptist MBU 0-1

St. Thomas STU 1-0

Missouri Baptist MBU

0-1

Final

Aug. 15, 2024

St. Thomas STU

1-0

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Missouri Baptist MBU	15	17	17	(0)
St. Thomas STU	25	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 8/15/2024 7:19:00 PM | Tyler Andrus, Assistant Athletic Director - Media & Communications

No. 11 Missouri Baptist Drops Season Opener at No. 19 St. Thomas

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – No. 11 Missouri Baptist University women's volleyball fell 3-0 to No. 19 St. Thomas University on the road on Thursday evening. The Spartans lost their first season opener since the 2020-21 campaign with a 25-15, 25-17, 25-17 loss.

St. Thomas Recap
MBU dropped into an early 8-3 hole in set one but knotted things up at nine a few points later after two Bobcat errors and kills from Gabi Jakubowska and Kassie Lee. St. Thomas scored the next five points to jump to a 14-9 advantage and finished off the set by taking 11 of the next 17 points.

In set two, Elina Arsov's first collegiate kill put her team up 3-2 early, but Alexandra Bruno tallied five to push the Bobcats back out in front 11-5. Jakubowska registered six kills in the second set to try to keep the Spartans afloat, but the combination of Bruno and Maria Eduarda Ramos, in her STU debut, paved the way to a 25-17 win and a 2-0 advantage.

Ramos opened up the third set with a pair of kills, one of her five in the set and eight total in the contest, to keep the momentum headed toward a sweep. Down 17-10, Luiza Arsufi served up an ace, and Arsov followed soon after with a pair of kills, but it was not enough to spark a comeback. The Bobcats wrapped up a sweep and their first win over the Spartans since 2016 with a 25-17 third-set score.

Spartan Stat Leaders
Kills: Gabi Jakubowska (10)
Assists: Tiia Heikkinen (15)
Hitting %: Riley Kortkamp (.250)
Aces: Gabi Jakubowska & Luiza Arsufi (1)
Digs: Julia Pereira (12)
Blocks: Riley Kortkamp (3)

Game Notes

In her first career collegiate start, Vuokatti, Finland native Tiia Heikkinen led the Spartans with 15 assists and added three digs.
Thursday was the 37th time in her career that Gabi Jakubowska registered at least 10 kills in a contest.

Records
No. 11 MBU: 0-1
No. 19 STU: 1-0

Next Game
The Florida road trip continues Friday, Aug. 16, as the Spartans begin the Keiser University Vipers Sports Academy Classic with contests against Columbia International University and the University of the Cumberlands. Game one is set for 11 a.m. (CT) followed by game two at 3 p.m. (CT).

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