SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Lady Miner volleyball team split the first two games of its match Friday night at Drury, but the Panthers took control of the match after the intermission to take a 3-1 decision from UMR at Weiser Gym.
After the Panthers won the first game 30-24, the Lady Miners bounced back and took the second game by a 30-22 count. But unlike the first meeting between the teams that went along the same route up to the intermission, the Panthers took the final two games by scores of 30-11 and 30-16.
UMR had leads at various points in game one, with its last lead of 20-19 on a kill by Katie Herington. The Lady Miners fell behind again, but caught up at 21 on a kill by Leandra Pelae, at 22 when Lauren Summerville came up with a kill and again at 23 on another kill by Pelae. However, the Panthers scored seven of the final eight points to take the game.
The Lady Miners bounced back in game two, going ahead for good at 5-4 on Lynsey Jorgenson's kill. UMR continued to build on that lead and went up by as many as 10 at 24-14 on a block by Jorgenson and Ashlyn Balensiefer. Samantha Klump's kill finished off the win for UMR.
But after the intermission, Drury built a quick 10-point lead in game three and only allowed that lead to get under double figures once. The Panthers then went ahead by 11 in the early portion of the fourth game and after UMR got to within seven at 16-9 on a kill by Jessica Laughary, Drury was able to pull away to wrap up the match.
Jorgenson led UMR with 11 kills in the match while Summerville finished with 10. Balensiefer had 35 assists in the contest while Bridget Williams was credited with a team-high 18 digs.
Balensiefer and Williams also had two services aces apiece.
UMR will face Rockhurst Saturday in Kansas City, Mo., in a 4 p.m. match.
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