Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The Lady Miner volleyball team earned a split for the second straight day at the Middle of Everywhere Classic at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, knocking off Missouri Western 3-1 to open the day before dropping a 3-0 decision to third-ranked Truman State in the final session of the two-day event.

S&T beat the Griffons 25-22 in the opening set, then after falling 25-20 in the second, won the final two sets by scores of 25-21 and 25-23 to move over the .500 mark for the first time since the program started last season.

Truman State, which won all four of its games in the event, beat S&T 25-15, 25-21 and 25-22.

The Lady Miners (2-2) led the entire first set against the Griffons, wrapping it up on a kill by freshman Erin Bekebrede (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles). After Western took the second set, S&T took an immediate 7-2 lead in the third set.

Western rallied and grabbed its first lead at 16-15, but S&T made a rally of its own by scoring the final seven points to win the set. The rally began on a block by Samantha Klump (Ash Grove, Mo./Homeschooled), then she had another block in the run to keep it alive. Danielle Kracl (Omaha, Neb./Burke)'s kill ended the third game in victory for S&T.

Western led briefly in the early stages of set four, but the Lady Miners took the lead for good at 24-23 on a kill by Klump. S&T wrapped up the win on a successful block by Katie Herington (Kalona, Iowa/Mid-Prairie).

Bekebrede had 14 kills for S&T in the win while Klump had 12 as well as three solo blocks. Kracl finished with 31 assists and Bridget Williams (Topeka, Kan./Hayden) had 24 digs.

In the later match, Truman never trailed in the opening set and was able to hold off the Lady Miners in the final two sets. S&T was as close as 23-21 in set two after a kill by Julie Meyer (Marthasville, Mo./St. Francis Borgia), and was up 20-19 in the third before the Bulldogs scored six of the final eight points of the game.

Bekebrede, who was named to the all-classic team for her efforts along with Williams, and Meyer had five kills apiece for S&T, while Kracl had 12 assists and Williams 12 digs for the Lady Miners.

MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Players of the Classic:
Danielle Alexander, MH, Grand Valley State
Pamela Cartegena, OH, Pittsburg State

All-Classic Team:
Danielle Alexander, MH, Grand Valley State
Erin Bekebrede (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles), OH, Missouri S&T
Whitney Boehler, DS-L, Truman State
Pamela Cartegena, OH, Pittsburg State
Allie Chevren, MH, Truman State
Jessica Hansen, DS-L, North Alabama
Linda Igbinigie, MH, Pittsburg State
Whitney Sanders, MH-RS, North Alabama
Bridget Williams (Topeka, Kan./Hayden), DS-L, Missouri S&T
Sammie Williams, RS, Pittsburg State