ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team ended its three-game skid with a 3-1 (17-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-18) win over NAIA No. 2 Park University Wednesday night inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.  The Griffons improve to 2-1 at home this spring and 3-7 overall.  The Pirates fall to 19-3 this season.
 
Ali Tauchen led four Griffons with double figure kills as she had 14.  Hailey Crane and Karly Tharp added 11 each, while Danielle Moje had 10 kills.  Jenna Boland had 46 assists as she helped Missouri Western hit .250 for the match.  Three Griffons had double figure digs as Tauchen and Abby Sollars had 14 each, and Tharp finished with 10.
 
Missouri Western led by as many as four points early in the first set before Park rallied and outscored MWSU 14-5 to end the set and take the opener.  The Griffons then turned the tables in the second set as they fell behind by six early on before using a 10-4 to tie it and they rolled the rest of the second set.
 
MWSU then dominated the rest of the match as they didn't trail in either the third or fourth set.  Missouri Western used a 7-2 run midway through the third set to pull away for the 25-16 victory.  The Griffons then jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the fourth set and Park was never able to get any closer than three the rest of the way.
 
Missouri Western is on the road this weekend as they travel to Topeka, Kansas to compete in the Washburn Crossover.  The Griffons play Pittsburg State at 12:00 p.m. and then they square off against Emporia State at 4:30 p.m.