KEARNEY, Neb. (Nov. 9, 2018) - Central Missouri Jennies Volleyball's hopes at an MIAA title were dashed Friday night by top-seed Nebraska-Kearney. The Lopers defeated the Jennies 3-0 in the MIAA semifinal round, 25-11, 25-22, 25-21. The Jennies are now 25-7 on the season.
How it Happened
• The Jennies had one of their worst hitting performances of the season with 27 errors and a .036 attack percentage.Â
• UCM didn't help themselves with five service errors and two blocking errors while the Lopers were able to pick up 14 blocks.
• Central Missouri scored the first two points of the match and held a one-point lead in set one, 5-4. From there, UNK went on an 8-1 run to take a lead and never looked back. Leading 16-10, the Lopers scored eight straight points and handedly took the opening set, 25-11. The Lopers hit .429 in the frame while UCM was in the negatives with seven kills and nine errors.
• Set two looked like it was going to be a repeat of the first until the Jens clawed back into the game. The Lopers got on top early, 14-4 and held a 12-point lead, 20-8. From there the Jennies stormed back with seven straight points getting three kills and two blocks. UCM cut the lead all the way down to two, 23-21 and 24-22, but ran out of time as the Lopers staved off the comeback attempt with a 25-22 win.
• The third set was by-far the closest with 13 ties and eight lead changes. Nebraska-Kearney went on top early, 4-1, but the Jens quickly tied and took the lead with two kills and a block making it a 5-4 game. The teams went back-and-forth trading points and UCM took their first two-point lead of the set 18-16 following a block from
Aubree Bell and
Audrey Fisher. All that momentum quickly vanished though and the Lopers ended the set and the match on a 9-3 run taking set three 25-21.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Audrey Fisher finished with a game-high 10 kills and landed four blocks.
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Kylie Hohlen picked up nine kills and 16 digs.
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Carly Offerdahl led the defense with 34 digs.
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Ally Offerdahl recorded a double-double with 30 assists and 13 digs.
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Rylee Neigenfind chipped in eight kills.
For the Lopers
• Kendall Schroer and Julianne Jackson each had a team-best nine kills. Jackson added 19 digs.
• Lindsey Smith passed out 32 assists and dug out 16 UCM attacks.
• Ellie McDonnell led the defense with 26 digs with Morgan Stute adding 23.
• Mackenzie Puckett scored 10 points with seven kills and six blocks.
News and Notes
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Kylie Hohlen went over 900 career kills. She is the only player in Jennies history with more than 900 kills and 1900 digs.
• This makes three straight seasons the Jennies lost in the MIAA semifinals to a top-seeded Loper team.
• Central Missouri has lost seven straight to Nebraska-Kearney and now trail the all-time series 13-12.
• The Jennies .036 hitting percentage was their lowest of the season.
