Middle Tennessee State University’s volleyball team defeated Missouri State in five sets Friday night, Oct. 30, at Hammons Student Center in Springfield, Missouri, according to an announcement from Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. MTSU won 15-25, 27-25, 12-25, 25-21 and 15-11, the university said.
The victory lifted the Blue Raiders’ record to 16-7 overall and 7-4 in Conference USA, and left them alone in third place, one match behind Missouri State, according to the announcement. The win also ended the Bears’ six-match winning streak and gave them their first home loss of the season, MTSU Athletics said.
Sophia Henry led the match with 19 kills and added 10 digs for her third double-double of the season, according to the university. Jaslyn Reed had 17 kills, tying her season high for the second consecutive match, while Marianne Garcia recorded 24 digs, the announcement said. Danit Cohen led MTSU’s three setters with 23 assists; Caroline Macander had 21, and Madison Wehr had five in her second career appearance, MTSU Athletics reported.
Missouri State won the opening set 25-15 and took the third set to lead 2-1, according to the announcement. MTSU rallied from a 21-17 deficit in the second set, closing it with a 10-4 run and a Henry kill, the university said. After winning the fourth set 25-21, the Blue Raiders broke a 10-10 tie in the fifth with a 5-1 run capped by a Logan Carr kill, according to MTSU Athletics.
The announcement listed MTSU’s next match for 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Hammons Student Center, where the team was seeking its first away weekend sweep of the season.
