Truman State made seven hitting errors in three sets Saturday. Southwest Baptist never caught up.
Truman State hit .462 and swept Southwest Baptist 25-21, 25-13, 25-17 in Great Lakes Valley Conference volleyball at the Meyer Sports Center in Bolivar. A night earlier, Truman State had lost in four sets at Drury.
The first set was the only close one. Truman State led 19-14, and Southwest Baptist got within 22-19. Addy Janssen, of Truman State, served an ace for set point, and Lily Porter, of Truman State, closed it 25-21 with a kill.
Truman State ran away with the second. Autumn Erickson, of Truman State, served three straight points for a 10-4 lead. Tori Creason, of Truman State, then served two aces in a three-point run for 14-5. Truman State hit .556 in the set.
Southwest Baptist (14-10, 3-6 GLVC) led 4-3 early in the third and trailed only 13-12 midway through. Creason went back to serve at 18-16, and Truman State scored four straight, the last on Creason's own kill. Jessie Julius, of Truman State, finished it 25-17.
Laci Neece, of Truman State, led all players with 13 kills on .545 hitting. Julius had 11 kills and 10 digs. Porter had nine kills and hit .571. Erickson had nine kills, three blocks, and an ace.
Creason had 39 assists, three kills, two aces, and three block assists.
Gabriela Dupree, of Southwest Baptist, led her team with seven kills. Southwest Baptist hit .235.
Truman State (11-12, 5-5 GLVC) hosts Illinois Springfield at 6 p.m. Thursday at Pershing Arena.
Final tally: Truman State 3, Southwest Baptist 0.