<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0XLTWH_0wDutODb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0XLTWH_0wDutODb00" width="800" height="450" >Hammond, Ind. – At the Midwest Crossover Tournament, the Maryville volleyball team was handed a 3-0 defeat by unbeaten and No. 4 Ferris State but the Saints bounced back by hitting a season-high .344 in a sweep of Northwood in the night cap. FSU won 25-19, 25-23, 25-15 before the Saints won 25-10, 25-15, 25-18.FERRIS STATE RECAPThe Bulldogs scored six of the first seven points of the match to take the early lead. The Saints chipped away and used a 3-0 run to get closer. Ella Domian and Emma Hoing had back -to-back kills before Hoing and Hanna Dressing had a block. Maryville went on a late 5-1 run to get to within five but FSU closed out the opener.The Saints had their best hitting percentage in set two with a .250 mark while holding the Bulldogs to .190. Down 7-5, the Saints reeled off six consecutive points. Domian started the burst with a kill, and Hoing had two kills around an ace by Taylor Hasbrook. Two FSU errors put the Saints on top 11-7. Maryville was still leading 19-14 before Ferris State tied the set at 19-all. The Saints forged ties two more times, and a Bulldog error made it 23-23. However, FSU scored two straight to go up 2-0.In the third, the Saints were down but inched closer on a kill by Lily Brown. A Bulldog error trimmed the gap down to 12-8 before FSU scored six of the next seven points to take command. Maryville used kills by Brown and Ella Brinkmann and made a push in the middle. A kill by Grace Graham followed by a block by Brown and Dressing made it 21-14 but the Saints never got any closer.STATISTICAL LEADERSKills: Emma Hoing - 9Hitting Percentage: Emma Hoing - .421Assists: Taylor Reynolds and Rachel Schipper - 10Service Aces: four players - 1Digs: Taylor Hasbrook - 15Blocks: Hanna Dressing - 2RECORDSMaryville: 9-9No. 4 Ferris State: 18-0NORTHWOOD RECAPThe Saints held a narrow 8-7 lead but exploded with one of their longest runs of the season. Maryville scored 12 straight points to roar to a 20-7 advantage. Hoing dominated with five kills and started the burst by hammering down a point. After two aces by Rachel Schipper, Hoing capped the run with another kill. The Saints tacked on a 4-0 run and closed the set with a kill by Brown.The Saints again moved to an 8-7 edge in the second set before tallying four consecutive points. Domian started the run, and NU committed two straight errors. Hoing and Dressing worked a block for a 12-7 margin. Maryville ripped off another 4-0 burst capped by a Brinkmann kill for an 18-10 cushion. The Saints scored the final three points for another double-digit set win.Set three was close until the midway point when Josey Wahlers had a kill, NU an error, and a kill by Hoing pushed the Saints ahead 19-14. Northwood scored a point but Maryville tallied three of the next four points to go up 22-16. Brinkmann and Payton Mandac had back-to-back kills for match point before NU committed an error at match point.STATISTICAL LEADERSKills: Emma Hoing - 14Hitting Percentage: Lily Brown - .444Assists: Taylor Reynolds - 18Service Aces: Taylor Reynolds and Rachel Schipper - 2Digs: Taylor Hasbrook - 14Blocks: Josey Wahlers - 4RECORDSMaryville: 10-9Northwood: 13-6</div></body>

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At Midwest Crossover, Saints Fall to No. 4 Ferris State but Hit Season-High .344 to Sweep Northwood

Hammond, Ind. – At the Midwest Crossover Tournament, the Maryville volleyball team was handed a 3-0 defeat by unbeaten and No. 4 Ferris State but the Saints bounced back by hitting a season-high .344 in a sweep of Northwood in the night cap. FSU won 25-19, 25-23, 25-15 before the Saints won 25-10, 25-15, 25-18.