Volleyball Takes Down Washburn in Four

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Nov. 3, 2017) - Central Missouri Jennies Volleyball got a modicum of revenge against Washburn, defeating the Ichabods 3-1 Friday night in Warrensburg. The Ichabods had previously defeated the Jennies 3-2, back in September. The win snaps a brief two-game losing streak for UCM and moves them to 21-7 on the season and 11-4 in the MIAA.

How it Happened
• The Jennies lost the opening set but came back to win three straight. UCM landed eight more kills, 57-49, and hit .225 to the Ichabods .168. Washburn committed 25 attack errors.
• Washburn entered with the best blocking numbers in the MIAA, but it was the Jennies who won the battle at the net, outblocking the Ichabods 11-8.
• One game after committing 12 service errors, the Jennies brought that number down to five in four sets. They also landed five aces to the Ichabods three.
• The Jennies led for the early portion of the opening frame after scoring the first three points. Washburn kept it close and took an 8-7 lead on a block from Carley Swan and Makayla Maxwell. Though the Jennies retied it on a couple of occasions, the Ichabods never lost the lead. A kill from Maxwell pushed the lead to six, 19-13, and WU went on to win by five, 25-20. 
• Set two was the only one of the four with multiple lead changes - two. Washburn led early on as they looked to take a 2-0 lead in the match. The Ichabod lead was as large as three, 10-7, when UCM started to comeback. A 4-1 UCM run tied the set at 11-all, and a kill from Hannah VanBuskirk gave the Jennies the lead for good at 14-13. A pair of UCM errors brought the lead back to two, 23-21, and forced a timeout, but kills from Aubree Bell and Audrey Fisher ended the set. 
• Back-to-back kills from VanBuskirk gave the Jennies a 4-1 lead and they never looked back in set three. UCM led by as much as eight in the set, and won by that many scoring the final four points, getting to WU errors and a kill and service ace from Bell. 
• The fourth set was all about the killer B's - Bell and blocks. Bell landed nine kills in the set and UCM blocked five Washburn attacks, led by Fisher's four. Washburn actually jumped out in front , 5-2, looking to send the match to a fifth set. But UCM went on a 6-1 run to force a timeout and never trailed again. The Jennies got four blocks in a span of 13 UCM points. Washburn was still hanging around at 13-12, but a block from Fisher and Lawrence capped a 5-1 UCM run and forced another Washburn timeout. The Ichabods never got closer than four the rest of the way and the night fittingly ended on a kill from Bell, her 14th of the match.

Jennies Stat Leaders
• Bell led the team with 14 kills and added eight digs.
• Fisher was right behind with 13 kills and had a game-high seven blocks. She also landed two service aces.
• Ally Offerdahl filled out her stat line with 42 assists, 13 digs, six kills and three blocks (one solo).
• Kylie Hohlen scooped up a game-high 23 digs.
• Hannah Vanbuskirk hit .381 with 10 kills and only two errors on 21 attempts.
• Molly Lawrence chipped in wherever needed with eight kills, five blocks and four digs.

For the Ichabods
• Genna Berg matched Bell with a game-best 14 kills. She picked up a double-double adding 13 digs.
• Two Washburn setters accounted for 47 assists. Allison Sadler led the team with 24 and Shayla Conner had 19.
• Allison Maxwell was in double-figures with 10 kills.
• Olivia Powell led the team with 22 digs and added four kills.
• Makayla Maxwell had a team-high four blocks.

News and Notes
• Central Missouri remains undefeated at home, improving to 8-0.
• The win gives them 11 in the MIAA, matching last year's season total with three matches left to play.
• Offerdahl's double-double gives her 11 for the season. She finished just four kills shy of a triple-double, which was last done in 1997.
• The Jennies 11 total blocks matches a season high from their win against Alabama-Huntsville. It's their most in an MIAA match since last year's regular season finale at Northwest Missouri.

Up Next
Central Missouri wraps up the weekend at home a Saturday evening match against Emporia State. First serve is scheduled for 6 pm following Mules Football. Tickets purchased for the Mules football game will also be honored as valid entry for Jennies Volleyball.