HAMMOND, Ind. – Truman State Volleyball downed Lake Superior State, 3-1, and Malone, 3-0, to win three straight at the Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover.
 
 
Truman State 3, Lake Superior State (Mich.) 1
 
After falling in the first set 25-21, the Bulldogs righted the ship to take the next three sets to start the day with a win over Lake Superior State.
 
Set 1 proved to be a back-and-forth affair with the Lakers winning seven of the last eight points to take a 1-0 match lead. In Set 2, Jessie Julius served Truman State to an early 5-1 lead they would eventually stretch to 14-6. A three-point run closed the gap to 16-11, but the Bulldogs won the last nine points behind Taylar Schafer serving to even the match at 1-1.
 
Truman State fell behind the Lakers early in Set 3 before Tori Creason served to an 8-6 lead. Julius served another four-point run to give the Purple and White a 19-11 lead. The Lakers chipped away but were unable to prevent a 25-18 win. Set 4 was as close as 7-4, but eight of the next nine points were won by the 'Dogs with Michaela Goad and Autumn Erickson serving to stretch the lead to 15-5. Winning five of the last seven points gave Truman State the match win.
 
Erickson paced the Bulldogs with 12 kills while Creason and Emma Baierl tallied 19 assists each. Goad and Makayla Way recorded 8 and 6 blocks, respectively, while Julius led Truman State with 11 digs.
 
 
Truman State 3, Malone (Ohio) 
 
The Bulldogs built a 5-2 lead and allowed Malone to come within two at 7-5 to open Set 1 before winning four of the next five. A service error from Erickson and two kills from Malone again put Truman State's lead in danger at 11-9 when another 4-1 run allowed the 'Dogs to open a 15-10 lead. A Malone kill brought the score to 19-17 but the Bulldogs would score the next six to take the Set 1 win.
 
After pulling out to a 5-1 lead in Set 2, Malone climbed back to 5-4 with a kill, service error, and Truman State attack error. The Purple and White went on a four-point run out of a time out at 15-12 then won six of the next nine points to take Set 2.
 
A five-point run with two kills from Jessica Proszenyak gave the 'Dogs a 9-5 lead early in Set 3, but Malone won four of the next six to climb within two, 11-9. The two traded 4-0 runs, one at 18-15 Truman State for the Bulldogs and Malone's to pull within two at 21-19. Laci Neece and Elise Gibson each recorded kills in the final 4-0 run from Truman State to complete the three-set sweep.
 
Erickson led Truman State with nine kills followed by Julius at seven. Baierl paced the 'Dogs with 15 assists while Way and Hannah Hosty contributed two blocks each.
 
Truman State returns to conference action at 6 p.m. Friday, October 25, when they play host to William Jewell (Mo.) College at Pershing Arena.