ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Kaitlyn Hamilton and Kira Holland each had a match-high 17 kills Saturday afternoon, but host Lindenwood outlasted Indiana State in four sets (18-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23) in the final match of the Lindenwood Invitational.
 
Ella Scott added 10 kills for the Sycamores, while Hannah Baudin had 39 assists and 15 digs. Macy Lengacher led all players with 30 digs.
 
After a back-and-forth start to the opening set, Indiana State went on a six-point scoring run out of the media timeout to take a 22-16 lead. Back-to-back kills by Ella Scott, along with a Karinna Gall service ace, headlined the run for the Sycamores. Hamilton ended the set with a kill as the Trees took the opener, 25-18.
 
Lindenwood jumped out to an early lead in the second set, but a six-point scoring run for the Sycamores on Baudin's serve put the Trees in front 12-11. Holland and Hamilton both had kills in the run for Indiana State. Lindenwood responded and retook the lead, but kills, by Scott, Baudin and Holland evened the score at 22. The home side took the final three points of the set to win the second set 25-22.
 
Similar to the second set, Lindenwood took an early lead in the third, but a pair of kills by Holland helped the Trees tie the set at nine. Hamilton gave the Sycamores a 12-11 lead with a kill, but Lindenwood responded with a three-point scoring run and never trailed for the remainder of the set. Indiana State got within two points following a kill by Holland, but Lindenwood took the third set 25-20.
 
Indiana State found itself in a 9-1 hole early in the fourth set but clawed its way back into the set. The Sycamores got within five points following kills by Scott and Holland, but Lindenwood went on a run of its own to extend its lead back out. Indiana State rallied back to tie the set at 17-apiece following kills by Hamilton and Storm Suhre, but the Sycamores were unable to pull ahead. Lindenwood used a late rally to take the fourth set 25-23, sealing the match.
 
Inside the Numbers

• Kira Holland's 17 kills were her season best and gave her double-digit kills for the second straight match.
• Hannah Baudin finished with a double-double for the second straight match (39 assists, 15 digs).
• Macy Lengacher's 30 digs were the most for a Sycamore since Melina Tedrow had 44 in a match in 2019.

 
News and Notes

• Ella Scott had double-digit kills in all three matches over the weekend. Scott was Indiana State's representative on the Lindenwood Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• Indiana State went 1-2 for the second straight weekend.
• Jadyn Smith made her collegiate debut Saturday, finishing with one kill in one set played.

 
Up Next
Indiana State takes part in the Comfort Inn-Vitational September 8-9 at Morehead State.
 
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