Truman State served six aces to Drury's one Friday night. It wasn't enough. Drury put down 63 kills and beat Truman State 3-1 in Great Lakes Valley Conference volleyball at the O'Reilly Family Event Center in Springfield.
Drury (16-6, 6-2 GLVC) took the first two sets by the same 25-22 score.
Truman State (10-12, 4-5 GLVC) led the opener 4-2. Then Drury scored six straight points, five with Drury's Abby Renshaw serving, including her ace. Drury led 8-4 and stretched it to 21-12 before Truman State chipped back to 22-24. Taylor Wood ended it with a kill.
The second set went the same way. Skylar Hilton had four of Drury's first seven points on kills, and the Panthers pulled ahead 17-9. Truman State closed to 22-24 and lost the set on a ball-handling error.
Drury looked set for a sweep in the third. It led 9-1 and 19-13.
Truman State's Autumn Erickson went to the line at 14-19. She served two aces in a three-point run.
Ella Diercks tied it 20-20 with a kill. Lily Porter put the Bulldogs ahead, and Diercks added another kill for 22-20. Hannah Hosty and Porter then teamed on a block for a 23-20 lead. Jessie Julius closed the set 25-21 with a kill.
The fourth was tied 18-18. Drury scored seven of the last nine points. Hilton had a hand in the last two blocks, and Renshaw finished it with a kill for a 25-20 win.
Renshaw led all players with 19 kills and hit .348. Hilton had 12 kills on .407 hitting and eight blocks. Setter Jacy Bray had 46 assists and 23 digs. Gracie Kimrey added eight kills.
Julius led Truman State with 13 kills, 23 digs, and two aces. Erickson had nine kills and three aces. Hosty had nine kills and four block assists. Diercks had eight kills, Laci Neece seven, and Porter six.
Tori Creason had 48 assists and 14 digs. Addy Janssen had 24 digs, and Avery Poppe had 18.
Truman State hit .153. Drury hit .211 and outblocked Truman State 9-5. Each team had 110 digs.
Truman State plays at Southwest Baptist at 3 p.m. Saturday in Bolivar.
Final tally: Drury 3, Truman State 1.