ST. CHARLES, Mo. (Oct. 16, 2018) - Central Missouri Jennies Volleyball picked up their second straight win Tuesday night with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-18) sweep of Lindenwood. UCM moves to 18-6 this season and 8-4 in the MIAA.
How it Happened
• The Jennies made a big comeback to steal game one, but relatively had games two and three in hand on their way to a sweep.
• UCM hit above .300 at .333 with 44 kills on 108 attempts while the Lions hit just .152 for the match.
• The Lions roared out the gates scoring eight of the first 10 points. They opened up an eight-point lead, 17-9, before the Jennies made their presence felt. UCM rattled off seven straight points to get to within one, 17-16, and then took the lead with another 6-0 run on their way to a 25-20 win, outscoring the Lions 16-3 down the stretch.
• Sets two and three were much different with the Jennies getting out in front early and holding the lead. Tied at three in set two, UCM went on a 7-1 run to take a 9-4 lead and never trailed again. The teams went point-for-point the rest of the way and the Jennies maintained a five-point lead with a 25-20 win.
• The final set was an extension of the second with UCM taking a 6-3 lead helped out by two straight kills from
Hannah Engelken. With the Lions back to within two, 9-7, the Jennies scored five straight, stretching the lead to 14-7 and won by that difference, 25-18.
Jennies Stat Leaders
• The Lions couldn't handle
Audrey Fisher who finished with a match-high 12 kills on 17 attempts without an error.
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Hannah Engelken helped out in the middle with nine more kills and five blocks.
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Kylie Hohlen also finished with nine kills and 10 digs.
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Carly Offerdahl picked up a game-high 13 digs and
Ally Offerdahl led the way with 31 assists.
For the Lions
• Sadie Koscuik led the Lions with nine kills.
• Allyson Clancy passed out 28 assists.
• Emma Lattimore led LWU with nine digs. and landed a service ace.
News and Notes
• This was the second Jennies 3-0 win over Lindenwood this season.
• The Jennies are 38-0 all-time when playing on a Tuesday under Coach Piontek and now 15-0 all-time against Lindenwood.
• UCM's .333 hitting percentage was their highest of the season for a single match.
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Audrey Fisher reached 100 career blocks and
Abby Skrastins 100 career assists.
Up Next
• After a three-game roadtrip, the Jennies will be back home this weekend, Friday-Saturday Oct. 19-20 against Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri.
