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Lynsey Wright hit .522 with 16 kills

Women's Volleyball

Freshmen Lead Bears to Fifth Straight Win

Oct. 24, 2014

Final Stats



SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State freshmen Lynsey Wright and Lily Johnson slammed 16 kills apiece Friday evening as the volleyball Bears extended their winning streak to five consecutive matches with a 3-1 (25-14, 25-11, 22-25, 25-12) victory over Bradley at Hammons Student Center.

Wright hit .522 while adding five blocks to her career-high 16 kills as the Bears improved to 15-7 overall and 8-2 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Johnson's 16 kills moved her into fourth-place all-time among MSU freshmen with 332 on the season, while senior Andrea Beaty hit .444 with 10 kills. Olivia Brand landed eight kills and moved to 19th in school history with 992 for her career.

Kills from Wright and Johnson accounted for four points during a 5-0 run in the first set for an 8-4 lead, and Bradley (0-20, 0-10) committed three consecutive attack errors followed by another Wright kill for a 17-10 MSU advantage. MaryJo Kolze added two late service aces as the Bears hit .275 and BU hit .027 in the first period.

The Bears closed the second set on a 17-3 run after an 8-8 tie. Wright participated in three blocks during a 7-0 run for a 15-8 lead, and Missouri State scored the final 10 points of the set with Elise Munroe at the service line.

Bradley did not trail in the third set after overcoming an early deficit to lead 10-9, hitting .237 in the period and leading by as many as six points before a late MSU charge pulled the Bears within 24-22.

The fourth set was all Missouri State after Wright served back-to-back aces and Beaty followed with a kill for a 10-3 advantage. The Braves got no closer than five points after that as MSU hit .387 in the set and Bradley managed only four kills against eight attack errors.

The Bears hit .301 in the match for their eighth consecutive contest hitting .237 or better, while the Braves hit .023 with 33 kills and 30 errors.

Missouri State recorded a season-high 13 blocks, including seven from Beaty and six from Simone House, while Maddy Hogan led all players with 17 digs.

MSU hosts Loyola (7-12, 3-7) at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Ramblers lost 3-0 at Wichita State Friday.
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