KENOSHA, Wis. - After a tough three-set loss to No. 18 Lewis on Friday night in Illinois, the Truman volleyball team bounced back nicely with a 3-1 win over Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday afternoon thanks to set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, and 25-16.

With the victory, the Bulldogs improved to 13-15 overall and 10-5 in the GLVC while the Rangers fell to 12-16 on the year and 8-7 in league action. Truman was led by Kayla Bastian (14 kills and 17 digs), Savvy Hughes (45 assists and three blocks), Liv Callaway (two service aces), Bailey O'Drobinak (three blocks), and Holly Hildebrand (three blocks). That marked the 12th double-double of the season for both Bastian and Hughes.

Other standout performers for the Bulldogs were Jasmine Brown with 11 kills and a quartet of players with at least 10 digs including Claire Wandrey (15), Lauren Wacker (14), Meghan Gasper (13), and Hughes (12). In the team statistics, Truman hit a red-hot .259 to just .136 by Wisconsin-Parkside and hit at least .220 for the fourth time in the last five matches.

The Breakdown

• In the first set, it was all about the Rangers early on as they led 6-0 right away and didn't give up that lead until the 29th point.
• At that point, the Bulldogs had been on a 5-1 run and were out in front, 15-14.
• From then on, Truman scored 10 of the final 16 points to win the set by five, 25-20.
• The second set was the tightest one of the day as it saw a combined 10 ties and five lead changes.
• In the beginning, neither team led by more than three until the Purple and White used an 8-2 spurt to go up four, 11-7.
• However, the home team fought back and rattled off nine of a possible 11 points to regain the lead, 16-13.
• With a 12-7 run at the end of the set, the Bulldogs had won to go up two sets to none.
• Even though Wisconsin-Parkside won the third set, Truman was in no way about to let this thing go five sets.
• In that fourth set, the Bulldogs hit .256 and the Rangers had their worst offensive effort with a clip of .047.
• Through the first 27 points of play, it was all about the hosts as they had held the lead throughout.
• But head coach Ben Briney used a timeout and his message was certainly received well by his team.
• Out of the stoppage, Truman proceeded to scored the final 14 points in a row (with four freshmen on the floor) to win in commanding fashion, 25-16.

Next up, the Bulldogs will host Quincy on Tuesday (7 p.m.) for their final home match of the 2016 regular season. It will be Military Appreciation Night inside Pershing Arena.