ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T Women's Volleyball begins their second weekend of the 2024 season at the Quincy Classic this weekend.

Match 1: Missouri S&T (2-2) vs. Maryville (1-3), Sept. 13 at 5 p.m.
The Miners and Saints typically only player GLVC matches during the season, but this match will not count towards GLVC records. This will be similar with the S&T's match against Quincy later in the weekend.

The Saints come into the weekend with a 1-3 record after their first tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana. Their lone win was a 3-0 sweep against Kentucky Wesleyan College to open the weekend. In that game, Ella Brinkmann recorded 10 kills and Ella Domian had a .727 hitting percentage with nine kills. Their losses came to Tiffin, Daemen (N.Y.) and #24 Grand Valley State.

Last season, Maryville finished 17-12 overall and 7-6 in the GLVC. They topped #3 Quincy in the GLVC Tournament but fell to #2 Lewis in the following round. In the GLVC Preseason Coaches' Poll, Maryville was tabbed seventh, one spot above Missouri S&T. Brinkman currently leads the team with 41 kills and 2.56 kills per set.

Match 2: Missouri S&T (2-2) vs. Winona State (3-2) Sept. 14 at 1:30 p.m.
The Warriors enter the Invitational with a 3-2 record following their weekend at the Kansas City Classic. In Kansas City, they took down William Jewell and Rockhurst, but fell to Washburn and Emporia State. They also swept Upper Iowa this past Tuesday. Against Rockhurst, Sidney Paulson picked up 23 kills, 15 digs and a .327 hitting percentage.

In the NSIC Preseason Poll, Winona State was picked to finish sixth after their seventh-place finish in 2023. They finished last season with an 18-10 overall record and 10-8 conference record. They fell in the first round of the NSIC Tournament to Concordia, St. Paul. In 2024 so far, Paulson leads the team with 55 kills and 3.24 kills per set.

Match 3: Missouri S&T (2-2) @Quincy (4-0) Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Quincy hosts their second weekend of the 2024 season as they welcome S&T to close out the invitational. At the Trevecca Nazarene Tournament this past weekend, they went 4-0. They topped Anderson (SC) 3-2 and swept Southwestern Oklahoma State, Davenport and the host Trevecca Nazarene. Emma Wijnbergen earned GLVC Player of the Week honors after she had 5.50 kills per set (tied for second in D-II) and 6.32 points per set (first in D-II).

GLVC coaches picked Quincy to place fourth in the conference after their 24-6 record in 2023. They lost in the first round of the GLVC Tournament and the first round of the NCAA Regionals to #5 Grand Valley State. The Miners and Hawks will face each other just two weeks following their matchup on Saturday night.

About the Miners
Missouri S&T left the Reddie-Tiger Invitational with a 2-2 record after wins over Montevallo and Southeastern Oklahoma State.

On the attacking side, Alina Carrillo (Oviedo, FL/Hagerty) led the Miners with 60 kills and 3.75 kills per set. Against St. Mary's on Sept. 7, she tallied 25 kills, one shy of the Missouri S&T record. She also had 17 digs in that game. The senior's other double-double came against Southeastern Oklahoma State where she had 17 kills and 16 digs. Carrillo was named to the All-Tournament team following the weekend.

Madison Smith (Boonville, MO/Boonville) led the Miners with 20 total blocks in 16 sets (tied for 26^th in D-II). In the Miners win over Montevallo, Smith recorded seven kills, seven blocks and a .417 hitting percentage. In their next game against the Savage Storm, she hit for .522 with 12 kills and five blocks. After her weekend, she was named the GLVC Defensive Player of the Week.

What's Next

The Miners will stay on the road next week as they will travel to the Pittsburg State Regional Challenge. On Sept. 20, they will face Washburn and Henderson State. The following day, S&T will play Emporia State. S&T will have their home opener on Oct. 4 when they welcome Drury to Gibson Arena at 6 p.m.