Gorillas Bests No. 10 Griffons In Five Sets

Missouri Western MW 21-4,9-2 Mid-America Intercollegiate

Pittsburg St. PittSt 21-8,6-5 Mid-America Intercollegiate

Missouri Western MW

21-4,9-2 Mid-America Intercollegiate

Final

Nov. 06, 2026

Pittsburg St. PittSt

21-8,6-5 Mid-America Intercollegiate

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Missouri Western MW	20	25	25	20	12	(2)
Pittsburg St. PittSt	25	21	18	25	15	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Derek Livingston

Game Recap: Volleyball | 11/6/2026 8:30:00 PM

PITTSBURG - The Pittsburg State University women's volleyball team picked up a five set thrilling victory against the No. 10 Missouri Western State University Griffons Friday (Nov. 6) at John Lance Arena in MIAA play.

For the Gorillas (21-8, 6-5 MIAA) they claimed the match with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 18-25, 25-20, 15-12. Missouri Western (21-4, 9-2 MIAA) falls into a tie for second place in the MIAA standings with Emporia State heading into the final match of the regular season. PSU move up into a tie for sixth in the conference standings with Northwest Missouri and has secured qualification to the MIAA Tournament for the second year in a row.

As a team, Pitt State finished the match hitting .197 with 64 kills from 198 attacks, collecting 15 blocks and 96 digs.

Leading the team with 24.0 points from 20 kills (.455) and eight total blocks was Crystal Smith. Maddi LaPointe finished as the other member of the team in double figures for kills with 14, while coming away with 15.5 points. Maliyah Johnson (9), Vix Vilott (8), Mason Palace (7) and Amariah White (6) round out the other members of the team to collect kills in the match. Jesa Wallace (27) and Brynna Zoeller (24) split setting duties. Palace came away with a team-high 27 digs with Wallace (17), Kassidy Nixon (16), Alexis Bittner (12) and Zoeller (10) also finishing in double figures for digs.

For Missouri Western, Taylor Russell and Tanith Roush each finished with 16 kills and 16.5 points to lead the Griffons. Emma Duff (27) and Katelyn Diani-O'Day (26) split setting roles for MWSU. Anna Weberg claimed a match-high 28 digs with three other members of the team coming away with double figure dig totals.

Up next for the Gorillas will be Senior Night, Saturday (Nov. 7) to complete the regular season. First serve from John Lance Arena is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) against the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats.

Note: The win for Pittsburg State is the first over a Top 10 opponent since beating No. 8 Nebraska - Kearney in a four set match in Pittsburg on Oct. 21, 2024.

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