Volleyball Goes 2-0 on First Day of Midwest Region Crossover

Hammond, Ind. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis volleyball team went 2-0 on Friday at the 18th Annual Midwest Region Crossover at the Hammond SportsPlex in Hammond, Ind. The Tritons defeated Walsh 3-1 in its first match of the day and then held on for a 3-2 win over Michigan Tech in its second match. Match 1: UMSL 3, Walsh 1 UMSL (15-5) led 13-9 midway through the opening stanza before the Cavaliers (12-8) went on a 7-1 run to take a 16-14 advantage after a service ace from Izzy Shank. The Tritons still trailed 17-15 but closed the set…