Columbia, Mo.- The University of Saint Mary Women's Volleyball team traveled to take on the Stephens College Stars on Tuesday Night, resulting in a win. The Spires are now 16-6 overall and 4-2 in the KCAC.

To open the first set, the Spires started down 3-6 but quickly rebounded and took a 9-8 lead. After a back-and-forth set, the Spires started to gain more momentum from impressive defense play. Keagan Shockley delivered the last kill of the set to make the final 25-21.

Saint Mary and Stephens remained neck and neck as no one could build a commanding lead in the second set. Maddie Folsom had multiple kills leading up to the turning point for the Spires midway through the action. A 5-1 run made it 14-10 in favor of Saint Mary. Stephens Had a late scoring burst to take the second set 23-25.

Saint Mary came out for the third set and built a substantial lead of 7-2 with multiple kills by Riley Kenitzer. Midway through the set, the Spires were up 15-8 as their offense started to shine and was complimented by good defense plays. The Spires would take the third set 25-16 with a kill from Kenitzer.

Saint Mary again built a good lead over Stephens to begin the fourth set. The Spires had a 21-11 lead going into the home stretch of the set after multiple defensive plays. The Spires' offense continued to produce at a high level throughout the set, winning 25-12. Shockley and Kenitzer combined for 31 kills on the night, while Gabby Kurle and Ava Bojanski came up with 23 digs. 

Up Next

The Spires will be at home to play Tabor College in their homecoming match-up at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Ryan Sports Center in Leavenworth, Kansas.