Volleyball Sweeps Hornets on Senior Night

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Nov. 15, 2019) - Central Missouri Jennies Volleyball took care of business on senior night Friday evening at the Multipurpose Building. The Jens swept the Emporia State Hornets 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-20) in the penultimate game of the regular season. UCM moves to 21-7, 15-4 in the MIAA heading into tomorrow's regular season finale.

How it Happened
• The Jennies dominated in every facet of the game. UCM hit .317 and held the Hornets to a .134 attack percentage.
• Central Missouri also held an advantage on defense with eight more digs and three more blocks.
• UCM had a sideout percentage of at least 65% in all three sets.
• Set one was tight to start before the Jens made a big run to break it open. UCM led by two, 11-9, before going on an 8-0 run to turn a two-point lead, into a 10-point lead, 19-9. The Hornets hit four attack errors during the stretch and Jackie Storm landed back-to-back service aces. UCM was able to cruise from there, ending set one on a kill from Hannah VanBuskirk. 
• UCM needed to mount a comeback to take a 2-0 match lead. The Hornets led by two, 14-12, when the Jennies flipped the script and took a two point lead of their own, 16-14 thanks to four straight points. Audrey Fisher put down three kills during the 4-0 spurt. UCM never trailed again and finished the frame by scoring nine of the final 11 points. The Jens got three straight kills to end it, two by senior Rylee Neigenfind.
• The Jennies jumped out to a nice lead in set three, but needed to hold off a Hornet rally. After two straight Hornet errors, the Jennies led by seven, 12-5, their largest lead of the set. Emporia State closed the the gap to two on a number of occasions, including late at 21-19, but couldn't get any closer. Audrey Fisher scored the last two kills for UCM as the Jens put away the Hornets, 25-20.

Jennies Stat Leaders
• Aubrey Fisher put down a game-high 12 kills and hit .588 for the match along with three service aces and two blocks.
• Hannah Engelken had eight kills with three blocks.
• Senior Rylee Neigenfind also scored eight kills.
• Ally Offerdahl passed out 32 assists with seven digs.
• Senior Abby Skrastins recorded a game-high 12 digs.
• Aubree Bell chipped in six kills while Jackie Storm totaled eight digs.

For the Hornets
• Aliyah Bernard landed eight kills and hit .571.
• Madelyn Michaelis added seven kills.
• Emma Dixon dished out 16 assists.
• Rylie Fornelli helped on defense with 10 digs.

News and Notes
• The Jennies are now 55-7 all-time against Emporia State and haven't lost to the Hornets since 2014.
• UCM remains perfect when hitting .300 for a match, moving to 10-0 this season and 120-0 under Coach Piontek.
• The Jens have hit at least .300 in four of their last seven matches.
• This is the first time the Jennies have won 15 or more MIAA games since 2015. 
• Heading into the final match of the regular season, the Jennies have locked in the No. 3 seed in next week's MIAA Tournament. 

Up Next
• The regular season finale is tomorrow afternoon as the Jennies host the No. 3 Washburn Ichabods. First serve is set for 2 p.m.