Little Rock – UALR combined for ten blocks and limited Missouri State to just a .200 hitting mark but still dropped a 3-0 decision in the competitive season opener for both teams at the Jack Stephens Center on Sunday afternoon.
It would be the defensive adjustments from Saturday’s exhibition that were most notable for the host Trojans (0-1), forcing 20 hitting errors by the visiting Bears (1-0).
But Missouri State was able to finish late, withstanding a Little Rock run in a tense second set that ended 27-25.
Freshmen Nicole Medlin and Zanobia Willis each registered five blocks for the Trojans while Laura Jansen slammed home a team-high 12 kills.
Brooklyn Cink paced Missouri State with 20 kills.
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