Marshall, MO - The Stephens Stars volleyball competed at the Viking Invitational at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO. Facing some tough competition throughout their four matches, the Stars improved each match with six freshman all seeing the court for their first collegiate action. The Stars opened the season with two matches on Friday before playing two more on Saturday. The Stars may have dropped all four contests, but improvement was easily noticeable from the first match to the fourth match.
MATCH VITALS
- MATCH 1 SCORE: Missouri Valley defeated Stephens 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-16)
- MATCH 2 SCORE: MidAmerica Nazarene defeated Stephens 3-1 (25-13, 26-28, 25-12, 25-16)
- MATCH 3 SCORE: Morningside defeated Stephens 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 26-24)
- MATCH 4 SCORE: Cumberland defeated Stephens 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-21)
- RECORDS: Missouri Valley (3-6) / MidAmerica Nazarene (2-6) / Morningside (6-3) / Cumberland (6-2)
- LOCATION: Burns Athletic Center / Missouri Valley College / Marshall, MO
MATCH 1 STAT TRACKER
- Isabelle Benson (FR/St. Charles, MO): 6 kills, hit .294%, 4 digs
- Mallory Polk (FR/Lesterville, MO): 5 kills, hit .273%
- Maggie Howe (JR/Oak Ridge, MO): 5 kills, hit .500%
- Megan Reese (JR/Maryland Heights, Mo.): 10 assists
- Lauren Vineyard (JR/Alexandria, KY): 8 assists, 4 digs
- Mya Middleton (JR/Lesterville, MO): 7 digs
MATCH 2 STAT TRACKER
- McKenzi Domescik-Rink (JR/Auburn, IL): 10 kills, 15 digs
- Polk: 6 kills, 4 digs
- Benson: 8 kills, 2 service aces, 7 digs
- Reese: 15 assists, 6 digs
- Vineyard: 13 assists, 2 service aces, 6 digs
- Middleton: 14 digs
MATCH 3 STAT TRACKER
- Domescik-Rink: 7 kills, 6 digs
- Polk: 5 kills
- Howe: 6 kills, hit .333%
- Benson: 6 kills, 12 digs
- Reese: 13 assists
- Vineyard: 11 assists, 6 digs
- Middleton: 11 digs, 2 service aces
MATCH 4 STAT TRACKER
- Domescik-Rink: 8 digs
- Polk: 7 kills, hit .333%
- Howe: 5 kills
- Benson: 5 kills, 8 digs
- Reese: 14 kills, 2 service aces
- Vineyard: 8 assists, 5 digs
- Middleton: 13 digs
NEXT TIME OUT
The Stars have a week to prepare before they take the court again on September 7th when they travel to NCAA foe Westminster College. Game time is set for 6:00 PM. Stephens has not faced Westminster since 2015, when the Bluejays won 3-1 over the Stars.