ST. JOSEPH- Griffon volleyball (8-8) swept Northwest Missouri State (7-8) in the first conference home match of the season. MWSU has now won eight of the last nine meetings against the Bearcats.
 
HAMMER TIME
Missouri Western outhit Northwest Missouri State by .77 in the match. The Griffons finished with 47 kills, 18 more than the Bearcats. Stephanie Doak led MWSU with 14 kills, it is the seventh straight match she has led the team in kills
 
RUNNING AWAY
Missouri Western rattled off four straight points in the third set with Lauren Murphy at the service line. Murphy's rally at the line was a part of a 9-2 Griffon run that broke a 13-13 tie in the set. MWSU would close the set out with three unanswered points to secure the sweep.
 
SERIES DOMINANCE
The Griffons have now won back-to-back matches and eight of the last nine meetings against their rival Bearcats. Missouri Western leads the all-time series 69-24.
 
UP NEXT
MWSU continues its homestand on Friday, Sept. 29 when it hosts Missouri Southern at 7 p.m.