Lindenwood Slips Past Little Rock in Home Finale

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Laure Jansen had a double-double with 18 kills and 19 digs and Little Rock pushed Lindenwood to the brink but the visiting Lions slipped past the Trojans, 3-2, in the home finale at the Jack Stephens Center Saturday afternoon.
 
The two teams were tied 13-13 in the pivotal third set before Nyah Wilson put consecutive kills down to clinch the match for Lindenwood (10-15, 7-9 Ohio Valley). Wilson led all players in kills and added 10 digs of her own. Set scores were 25-12, 15-25, 25-21, 17-25 and 15-13.
 
For Jansen, it was her second consecutive double-double – a needed effort for a team limited to just 10 active players due to a bevy of injuries. Daedrianna Cail added 11 kills and a match-high .385 hitting percentage while Zanobia Willis led all players with six blocks. Jeila Fullerton also tallied 11 kills while Rylee McClintock contributed 17 digs.
 
Jansen and Willis each put down two kills in the final set but of Lindenwood's 15 points in the final set, five came off of kills by Wilson.
 
Little Rock (7-22, 4-12) out-hit the Lions, .208 to .192, and tallied one more block (11-10) but had 10 service errrors with just two aces.
 
The loss eliminated the Trojans from contention in the upcoming OVC Tournament. Little Rock will wrap up the 2022 regular season next weekend with a two-game series at Tennessee State.
 
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