Brehm nails 15 kills, but MSSU volleyball falls to Pitt State

(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

Janelle Brehm had 15 kills and 12 digs, but the Missouri Southern volleyball team lost a tight three-set match tonight to Pittsburg State. Individual set scores were 20-25, 23-25 and 18-25.

Brehm added the double-double for the Lions (3-20, 3-10 MIAA), while Kylee Kaaihue dished out 23 assists and Morgan Nash had 20 digs. Alicia Pickett had three blocks in the match.

Pitt (16-10, 5-8 MIAA) had a pair in double-figures for kills, led by Lauren Regier.

Set one saw the Lions open up a 9-5 lead early on, but the lead was just two (12-10) midway through, forcing a Lions' timeout. Pitt led 19-16, but two-straight from the Lions got Southern back within one and forced a Gorrillas' timeout. Pitt scored three of the next four coming out of the timeout and held on for the win.

Set two saw Pitt jump out to a 9-4 lead, forcing a Southern timeout, but the Lions went on a 7-2 run to tie the set at 11, forcing a PSU timeout. Pitt led 16-13, but the Lions tied it at 17, 18, 19, 20 and again at 21, before scoring two straight to lead 23-21, forcing a PSU timeout. The Gorillas, however, scored four-straight points out of the timeout to take the set.

Set three saw the Lions lead 7-6 early forcing a PSU timeout. The two teams would each take their two timeouts before the midway point of the set, the last when PSU took a timeout leading 16-11. Pitt finished the set on an 8-7 run to take the match.

Southern will be back in action tomorrow as the Lions will play host to 15th-ranked Central Oklahoma. First serve is set for noon. The match will be senior day for the Lions as Southern honors its two seniors: Erica Freudinger and Addison Berry.