Nov. 30, 2007- The best season in school history, and one of the best in HAAC history, came to an end for the Lindenwood women's volleyball team on Friday evening, as the sixth-seeded Lady Lions lost 3-0 to third-seed Concordia (Calif.) in the NAIA Championship Quarterfinals. The Eagles won the match by scores of 30-17, 30-17, 30-18.
Lindenwood played even with the Eagles at times, but gave up too many large runs in the contest. Concordia had eight runs of four or more points in the three-game match. The Eagles hit .320 during the match, while Lindenwood had just a .113 hitting percentage.
In game one, the two teams spent the first third of the match feeling each other. After a 9-9 tie, Concordia took over by outscoring Lindenwood 21-8 for the rest of the game.
The Eagles kept that hot streak going in game two as it jumped out to an 11-2 advantage. The Lady Lions cut that deficit down to six at one point, but Concordia quickly scored seven straight points to end that threat.
In the final game, Lindenwood didn’t go down without a fight with its best offensive game. The Lady Lions were down just two halfway though at 17-15. Concordia scored six straight at that point to break the game open and finished the game on a 13-3 run.
Krista Yoder led Lindenwood in the match with eight kills and a .438 hitting percentage. Jamie Meurer was second on the team with six kills, and Lisa Clark had 25 assists.
Defensively, Alyssa Showers led the Lady Lions with 13 digs and Annie Grohmann had three blocks.
Concordia was led by Lindsey Campbell with 13 kills and Ashley Robbins with 12 kills.
Match Notes: Lindenwood finishes the season with a 41-8 overall record, setting a school record for wins in a season … the Lady Lions won the conference regular season, conference tournament and NAIA Region V championships during the postseason, and advanced to the NAIA Championship for the first time in program history … Lindenwood’s quarterfinal appearance was just the second all-time for a Heart of America Athletic Conference school … the Lady Lions lose just two seniors off of this year’s squad in Erika Kliokmanaite and Jessica Bollinger. Kliokmanaite, the 2007 HAAC MVP, did not play in the quarterfinal match because of an injury. Bollinger saw action in all three games in the quarterfinals.
