Volleyball Wraps Up Roadtrip with Sweep of Hornets

EMPORIA, Kan. (Oct. 19, 2019) - Central Missouri Jennies Volleyball got right back into the win column Saturday evening with a convincing sweep of Emporia State (25-19, 25-11, 25-15). The Jens led the entire way for the first two sets, before going on a run late in the third for the win. UCM moves to 14-6 this season and 8-3 in the MIAA.

How it Happened
• Central Missouri hit .272 for the match while the Hornets were just up over .100 at .109. 
• UCM scored 51 points while the Hornets managed just 36.
• The Jens did a terrific job on the serve landing six aces and hitting just one error. 
• The Jennies raced out to a 15-5 lead in the first set before needing to hold on. The Hornets outscored the Jens 13-5 to get to within two, 20-18. UCM scored two straight to open up a four-point lead, 22-18, and took set one, 25-19.
• It was all Jennies in set number two. They scored the first three points and led the entire way. A 13-7 stretch put UCM on top 22-10 and they cruised to a 25-11 win. The Hornets gave the Jennies eight points on attack errors. A block from Rylee Neigenfind and Audrey Fisher was the final point for UCM.
• UCM made it a clean sweep with a 25-15 win in set three. The Hornets got out to an early lead but a 7-1 run put the Jennies on top. Sydney Lierz with a kill made it 10-9 Jens and they never looked back. UCM pushed their lead to 15-10 and scored the final six points of the match.

Jennies Stat Leaders
• Sydney Lierz led the offense with 12 kills and hit .407. She also added six digs, three blocks and a service ace.
• Audrey Fisher hit .474 for the match with nine kills and no errors. She picked up four blocks as well.
• Aubree Bell finished a kill shy of a double-double with nine kills and 20 digs.
• Ally Offerdahl passed out 35 assists and added 11 digs.
• Abby Skrastins added 11 digs on defense and two service aces.

For the Hornets
• Yuchen Du scored a game-high 15 kills.
• Emma Dixon dished out 21 assists with eight digs.
• Rylie Fornelli scooped up 14 digs. 
• Jessica Hayes added five kills.

News and Notes
• Central Missouri has now won seven straight against Emporia.
• The win is the 100th on the road under Coach Piontek.
• Aubree Bell surpassed 500 career digs.
• Abby Skrastins reached 50 career service aces.  
• Audrey Fisher has hit better than .400 11 times now this season and in five of her last seven games.

Up Next
• The Jennies will return home next weekend for the start of a three-game homestand. They'll take on Pittsburg State Friday, Oct. 25 with a 6 p.m. start time.