ST. JOSEPH – Griffon Volleyball (11-9, 4-4) got its second-straight MIAA sweep Friday night in the fieldhouse, handing Pittsburg State (15-6, 4-4) its sixth loss of the season.
 
The Griffons used a dominant first set (25-12) to set the tone before seizing control early in the next two sets and rolling to the team's 11^th win of the season.
 
NOTABLES

• The Griffons hit .444 in the first set and limited Pittsburg State to an .091 hitting percentage in the set
• Pittsburg State didn't hit better than its .105 average in the second in the entire match
• MWSU got out to hot starts in all three sets, staking a 5-1 lead in the first; a 10-4 lead in the second and an 11-4 lead in the third
• Missouri Western limited Pitt State's top hitter, Lauren Reiger, to eight kills and an .061 hitting percentage
• The Griffons had 10 total blocks to the Gorillas' six

 
LEADERS

• Stephanie Doak led the team with 10 kills and now needs 20 more to reach 1,000 kills in her career
• Rachel Losch had a team-high seven blocks to go along with her 10 kills
• Ali Tauchen led the team from her middle hitter position with 13 digs. Audrey Keim had 12.
• Shellby Taylor had five kills and five blocks

 
UP NEXT

• No. 19 Central Oklahoma (18-4, 6-2) visits the MWSU Fieldhouse, Saturday, at 3 p.m.
• UCO defeated Northwest Missouri in five sets Friday night