Box Score   Saint Mary-of-the-Woods improved to 9-0 on Tuesday, overcoming a slow start to cruise to a 22-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-16 win against Hannibal LaGrange in a nonconference NAIA women's volleyball matchup.
  The Pomeroys' offense was paced by the 1-2 duo of Hannah Zuege and Amber Doyle with 17 and 13 kills respectively. Freshman Jazilyn Davis added some powerful finishes as well with eight kills.
SMWC, which ranks fourth in the nation in service aces per set, had another 12 aces against the Trojans. Katelyn Bucy, who led the way with 24 assists, also had a season-high five aces.
  Sydni Bailey had consecutive aces early in the third set to help the Pomeroys take control of the match. Bailey's aces started a run of five straight points for SMWC, which took an 8-2 lead on a powerful finish from the left hand of Davis. The Pomeroys continued to dominate behind Zuege and Doyle. The duo combined for six kills during a stretch in which the Pomeroys extended the lead to 21-8 on an ace by Bucy.
SMWC (9-0) travels to Grace Christian for a four-match round-robin tournament Friday and Saturday.