ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptist University women's volleyball split the final day of the Eutectic Classic on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Evangel University and a 3-0 loss to Culver-Stockton College.
Evangel Recap
Set one was a back-and-forth affair until an attack from
Maiana Coelho sparked a 3-0 run to put the Spartans ahead 21-19. Vivianna Sanchez, Evangel's leader in kills for the match, struck back with a point, but Coelho found
Gabi Jakubowska three times over the next four plays to end the set 25-21.
Tied at seven in the second set, an attack error put the ball in the hands of serving specialist
Luiza Arsufi. She sandwiched a pair of aces between a kill from Coelho and one from freshman
Elina Arsov to send MBU out to a five-point advantage at 12-7.
At 12-9, the Spartans rattled off seven kills over the next nine plays including three from
Kirsten van der Vleuten to take control 20-10. The Valor battled back as much as they could, but Lee finished them off with her fourth and fifth kills of the set to wrap up a 25-19 win.
Both teams hit in the negative in set three, but Evangel prevailed with a 25-17 win on four service aces and five fewer errors than Missouri Baptist.
MBU wrapped up the job in set four on a breakout frame from
Riley Kortkamp who had five kills and Jakubowska who had seven. The team rebounded with a .273 hitting percentage and improved to 7-9 with a 3-1 win over the Valor.
Spartan Stat Leaders
Kills:
Gabi Jakubowska (22)
Assists:
Maiana Coelho (49)
Hitting %:
Gabi Jakubowska (.444)
Aces:
Luiza Arsufi (4)
Digs:
Julia Pereira (31)
Blocks:
Kassie Lee (8.0)
Culver-Stockton Recap
Addie Force and Zoe Irvin led the way for the Wildcats in a set one win over Missouri Baptist combining for six kills. Jakubowska and van der Vleuten combined for seven as the team hit .062 and lost 25-16.
Set two was closer, with neither team getting an upper hand until Culver-Stockton went up 24-22. Coelho found Jakubowska, followed by a point from
Kassie Lee to tie things up at 24. Irvin continued to lead the Wildcat attack with another kill and a Spartan attack error that ended the frame and opened up a 2-0 CSC lead.
In the third and final frame, freshman
Madison Moore put MBU up on top 20-19 before Culver-Stockton scored five of the next eight points to complete the sweep.
Spartan Stat Leaders
Kills:
Gabi Jakubowska (17)
Assists:
Maiana Coelho (31)
Hitting %:
Gabi Jakubowska (.353)
Aces: Three tied (1)
Digs:
Julia Pereira (15)
Blocks:
Gabi Jakubowska &
Kassie Lee (2.0)
Records
(RV) Missouri Baptist: 7-10
Evangel: 12-2
Culver-Stockton: 7-4
Next Game
Missouri Baptist has several days off until they are back at home to open American Midwest Conference play against Crowley's Ridge College on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The opening serve is set for noon.
