Final Stats

SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State hit .324 as a team and had five players with at least seven kills Saturday in a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-15) Missouri Valley Conference victory over Bradley at Hammons Student Center.

MSU's Lauren Boone, Simone House, Ashley Ophoven and Lynsey Wright all hit above .300 with seven or more kills, while Lily Johnson led all players with 10 kills as the Bears improved to 14-7 overall and 5-3 in MVC matches. Bradley dropped to 5-16 and 0-9 in league contests.

The Bears never trailed in the first set, going ahead 9-4 on a block by House and Boone, and led 14-8 on a Boone kill. The Braves pulled to 14-11, but MSU countered to pull ahead 22-14 after another block, finishing the set with 12 kills and two errors compared to 11 kills and nine errors for Bradley.

The Braves jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second set and remained on top until Kinsey Batten's ace tied the score at 14-all. House gave MSU a 15-14 lead with a kill, and Wright added two kills and a block during a decisive 7-0 run that gave MSU a 23-17 lead.

Missouri State scored the first two points of the third set and led for the duration. Bradley closed to 12-10, but MSU had the answer again in the form of a 6-0 run that included two kills apiece from Ophoven and Wright.

The Bears owned a 45-30 advantage in total kills and held BU to an .083 attack efficiency. Emily Butters paced MSU with 16 digs and Johnson added 15 for the double-double. Boone established a career high with five blocks in addition to her .700 hitting percentage with seven kills on 10 swings.

Missouri State returns to action Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. at Indiana State.