Box Score (Rolla, Mo.) – History was made on Tuesday evening in Rolla as Jennifer Costello (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway South ) recorded the first triple-double in school history leading the Missouri S&T Lady Miners to a 3-2 (23-25, 25-16, 25-14, 23-25, 15-10) win over Lindenwood. Costello finished the night with 10 kills, 52 assists and 10 digs.

S&T (21-8) started out sluggish in the opening frame having a hard time getting its serves in play as it committed seven service errors. Lindenwood (22-13) took advantage of those errors building a five point lead on multiple occasions. The Lady Miners battled back to get within 24-23 after trailing 23-18 but couldn't even the set as Kelsey Biggs ended it with a kill.

S&T dominated the second set leading from start to finish scoring seven of the first nine points and didn't look back. The Lions got as close as 16-13 before the Lady Miners ended the set with nine of the last 12 points to square the match at 1-1.

The third set saw a pair of ties early before S&T began to take control with an 11-4 run to take a commanding 13-6 lead. Lindenwood never got closer than six as the Lady Miners rolled to a 25-14 win and a 2-1 lead.

The fourth set was the tightest of the night featuring 12 ties and five lead changes. S&T held a 16-14 lead but Lindenwood stormed back to take the lead for good scoring six of the next seven points. Its lead grew to 22-18 before the Lady Miners began to make comeback getting within 24-23 but were able to close it out as Sydney Reale hammered home a kill down the line forcing the final set.

In the last set S&T scored the first four points in racing out to an 8-3 lead at the changeover. The two sides traded points until the Lady Miners got back-to-back kills from Hayley Wright (Omaha, Neb./Millard West) and Costello setting up match point at 14-8. The Lions cut the lead to four but Costello wouldn't allow them any closer as she put home her 10^th and final kill to end the match.

As a team S&T hit 27.3 percent for the match finishing with 67 kills while holding the Lion attack to 16.7 percent.

Erin Bekebrede (St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles) was one of four Lady Miners in double figures with 18 kills. Wright added 13 while Costello and Kit Spears (Valley Center, Kan./Valley Center) had 10 each. S&T also had five players in double figures in digs led by Bekebrede and Jennifer Kegler (Ballwin, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy) with 15 each. Jocelyn DeMotte (Topeka, Kan./Hayden) had 14 while Emily Jaeger (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph's Academy) added 13 and Costello had her 10.

Erin Anselman led the Lindenwood attack with 16 kills. She was joined in double figures by Ellen Fandry and Kristy Dreisewerd with 12 and 11 respectively.

S&T returns to action on Friday evening when it hosts William Jewell in a conference match beginning at 7 p.m. With a win the Lady Miners will win the GLVC West Division Championship outright.