LEBANON, Ill. – The Harding volleyball team fell to McKendree 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-23) and Maryville 3-1 ( 26-24, 25-18, 13-25, 25-20) Saturday to wrap up the McKendree Invitational.

Chloe Ingersoll was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Harding falls to 6-7 on the season.

McKendree and Maryville both improve to 7-3 on the season.

MCKENDREE MATCH

FIRST SET

Trailing 9-4 in the first set, Harding went on a 16-6 run on seven kills to lead 20-15. McKendree answered back with a 9-3 run on three kills to lead 24-23. The Lady Bisons tied the set up twice before the Bearcats had back-to-back kills to win the set 27-25. Harding had 12 kills but had eight attack errors in the set.

SECOND SET

McKendree jumped out to a 17-9 lead on 14 kills in the second set. Harding battled back with a 10-5 run to pull within one, 22-21 but the Bearcats went on to win the set 25-22. McKendree had 17 kills in the set and held Harding to eight.

THIRD SET

Harding took a 12-9 lead in the third set before McKendree went on a 5-0 run to lead 14-12. The Lady Bisons kept it close and tied the set at 23 before the Bearcats won the set 25-23. Each team had 13 kills and eight attack errors in the set.

STATS

Harding

-          Harding had 33 kills, 22 attack errors and hit .091 in the match.

-          Skyler McKinnon led the Lady Bisons with nine kills.

-          Grecia Soriano led the defense with 13 digs.

McKendree

-          McKendree had 41 kills, 22 attack errors and hit .170 in the match.

-          The Bearcats were led by Destiny Gray who had 16 kills.

-          McKendree had 56 digs in the match with Keely Davis and Amber Williams each having 15.

MARYVILLE MATCH

FIRST SET

Harding jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first set and went on to take a 21-15 lead before Maryville battled back on a 7-0 run on four kills to lead 22-21. With the set tied at 21, the Saints had a kill and a block to win the set 26-24. Maryville had 17 kills in the set.

SECOND SET

Leading 11-10 in the second set, Maryville went on a 9-2 run on four kills to lead 20-12. The Saints went on to win the set 25-18. Maryville had 13 kills and only two attack errors in the set.

THIRD SET

Tied at nine in the third set, Harding went on a 16-4 run on eight blocks to win the set 25-13. Harding had 13 kills and forced 11 Maryville attack errors.

FOURTH SET

Harding carried its momentum into the fourth set jumping out to a 10-7 lead. Maryville answered back with a 7-2 run on three kills to lead 14-12. With the set tied at 19, the Saints went on a 6-1 run to win the set 25-19. Maryville had 16 kills and hit .308 in the set with only four attack errors.

STATS

Harding

-          Harding had 54 kills, 22 attack errors and hit .189 in the match.

-          Harding had three players in double-figure kills in the match.

-          Chloe Ingersoll captured a double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs.

-          Jacey Lambert had 14 kills and a career-high six blocks for the Lady Bisons.

-          Skyler McKinnon had 13 kills.

-          Olivia Wiedower had 46 assists and a season-high five blocks for Harding.

-          Harding had 71 digs in the match with three players in double-figures. Emma Winiger had a season-high 23 digs to lead the Lady Bisons. Cam Hinton also had 14 digs.

Maryville

-          Maryville had 52 kills, 25 attack errors and hit .169 in the match.

-          Caroline Glastetter led the team with 13 kills.

-          Ella Brinkman captured a double-double with 12 kills and 16 digs.

-          Taylor Hasbrook had a match-high 26 digs for the Saints.

UP NEXT

Harding will continue Great American Conference action Tuesday when it travels to Arkadelphia, Arkansas to take on Henderson State at 6:30 p.m.