Jens Dominant in Sweep of SBU

BOLIVAR, Mo. (Oct. 6, 2017) - Central Missouri Jennies Volleyball put on a dominating display against the Bearcats on the road Friday evening. The Jennies (14-4, 5-1 MIAA) took care of Southwest Baptist in three sets, 25-7, 25-21, 25-7, for their second straight win.

How It Happened
• Central Missouri held the Bearcats to a -.051 attack percentage on the night while hitting .344 themselves. The Jennies committed just 13 errors on 90 attempts.
• The Bearcats landed only 15 kills in the three sets compared to19 attack errors. Their offense scored just 23 points on the Jennies.
• 14 different Jennies saw playing time and 10 scored at least one point.
• With the score tied at two in the opening set, UCM took over. They went on a 13-1 run to open up a 15-3 lead and never looked back for a 25-7 win. SBU landed just two kills and hit -.095 for the set while the Jens could not miss, connecting on 16 kills with one error for a .625 attack percent. Audrey Fisher picked up five kills herself.
• The second set was the tightest of the bunch. While the Jennies never trailed again after taking a 2-1 lead, there were eight more ties as the Bearcats hung in tight. The Jennies were finally able to separate a bit, taking an 18-14 lead after a service ace from Fisher. After that, they maintained at least a two-point edge the rest of the way in their 25-21 win.
• UCM never trailed in the third set. They jumped out to a 9-3 lead and were able to cruise to a 25-15 win. 

Jennies Stat Leaders
• Only two landed double-digit kills. Fisher led the game with 12 and Kasey Hohlen had 11. Hannah VanBuskirk added eight.
• Fisher also led the team with two service aces and three blocks.
• Ally Offerdahl dished out 29 assists. Tyler Downs saw some action at setter and had five assists.
• Kylie Hohlen had a game-high 16 digs. She also had four assists and a service ace.
• Katie Carlson knocked in a couple of aces and also had seven digs on defense.

For the Bearcats
• Sam Ibarra and Delanie Tipton each had a team-best four kills. Ibarra also had two blocks, including one solo.
• Brea Freeman led the team with 12 assists and had a service ace.
• Bailey Baumann had 11 digs and Whitney Johnson added 10.
• Rachel Pfeifer had two of the Bearcats five service aces. 

News and Notes
• This was the first time in almost a year the Jennies held an opponent to a negative hitting percentage, last doing so in November of 2016 against William Jewell.
• The last time an opponent scored fewer than 10 points in a set was Arkansas Tech back in September of 2016.
• Kasey Hohlen has reached 200 kills for the season with her 12 today.
• The Jennies are now 64-1 all-time against the Bearcats with 64 straight wins.

Up Next
• The Jennies are back home tomorrow afternoon for a 4 pm match against Missouri Southern.
• Like the Bearcats, the Lions also have only one win against the Jennies. UCM is 65-1-1 all-time against Missouri Southern. 
• The Lions lost 3-0 to Lindenwood tonight and are 9-10 for the season and 2-4 in the MIAA.