ROLLA, Mo. -- Missouri S&T Volleyball trounced the Jamestown Jimmies on Friday evening, sweeping the visitors 25-13. 25-15, 25-23.
Nate Meyer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Hersey) recorded a team-high 13 kills, becoming the first Miner in program history to eclipse 1000 career kills.
Three kills by Meyer in the first eight points gave the Miners a 6-2 lead. He then went on an eleven-point serving run, with S&T recording seven kills and two blocks in that stretch to extend the lead to 18-4. Jamestown added a pair of 3-0 runs late but a kill by
Aaron Sallade (Palatine, Ill./William Fremd) put the set away at 25-13.
Meyer,
Caleb Rohlwing (Barrington, Ill./Barrington), and
Tyler Johnwick (Lombard, IL/Glenbard East) combined for four kills and a block to open set two with a 5-0 run. The Jimmies settled in and matched the Miners in the following points, but two 4-0 runs by the Miners quickly doubled up the visitors score at 18-9. Meyer, Sallade, Johnwick, and Rohwling all added kills down the stretch, to give the Miners set two 25-15.
The Jimmies took an early advantage, going up 6-3 in the early moments of the set, getting a trio of kills from Chase Hawkinson. A kill and a solo block by Meyer helped the Miners keep pace with Jamestown in the moments to follow, eventually taking 13-10 lead after an ace by
Camden Seaver (Palatine, IL/William Fremd) along with kills by Johnwick and Sallade. Back-to-back kills by Sallade extended the S&T lead to 19-14 on a three-point run, but the Jimmies closed the gap, cutting the deficit to one at 21-20. A kill by
Zachary Carff (O'Fallon, Mo./St. Dominic) and an ace by
Grant Edmonds (Huntington Beach, CA/Edison) gave S&T three match points, getting the win on their third attempt and taking the final set 25-23.
Meyer's 13 kills led the team, with the senior hitting .393 on the afternoon. Seaver led the team in digs, setting a career high with 12. Edmonds added 34 assists.
What's Next
The Miners host Jamestown again tomorrow. Senior day will begin at 2pm with the match to follow.
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