ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (Sept. 20, 2019) - No. 12 Central Missouri Jennies Volleyball began MIAA play tonight on the road. They traveled to St. Joseph, Mo. where they took down Missouri Western in four sets (25-18, 21-25, 25-11, 25-21). UCM moves to 6-3 on the year and 1-0 in the MIAA.
How it Happened
• The Jens had a great night hitting .268 while holding MWSU to a .193 attack percentage.
• UCM's defense came out with 69 digs while the Griffons had 55.
• Central Missouri landed 14 more kills than the Griffons, 58-44.
• Service also played a role as the Jennies scored eight aces to the Griffons two. Missouri Western also had eight service errors.
• UCM got off to a huge start scoring five of the first six points in set one.
Jackie Storm started it with a service ace. The Jens then got kills from
Audrey Fisher,
Ally Offerdahl and another ace from Storm. Leading 8-6, the Jennies pushed the lead to 13-6 with a 5-0 run. They got the lead to 10 on a pair of Griffons attack errors for an 18-8 lead. With a 24-18 lead Missouri Western scored five straight, but
Aubree Bell landed her fifth kill of the set for a 1-0 lead.Â
• Set two started off close tied at 6-6. That's when Missouri Western used a 6-0 run to take a lead. While the Griffons never lost the lead, the Jennies did come back to tie the frame at 17. Missouri Western scored three straight for a 20-17 lead and held on, 25-21.
• The third set was all UCM. The Jens stormed out of the gate scoring the first four points. They lead for the entire frame, pushing the lead to 18-8 on an ace from
Abby Skrastins. UCM scored five of the final six points, getting a kill from
Rylee Neigenfind for a 2-1 lead.
• Central Missouri again raced out to an early lead, 4-1, but the Griffons went on a 8-2 run to take a 9-6 lead of their own. The Jennies came back to tie at 14 and at 15 before Missouri Western scored twice more for a 17-15 lead. UCM scored four straight thanks to three straight MWSU attack errors. After a long rally gave UCM a 22-20 lead, the Griffons called a timeout. The Jens kept the lead and kills from Neigenfind and
Ally Offerdahl ended the match 3-1 in favor of the Jens.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Sydney Lierz led the Jennies with a game-high 13 kills. She hit .524 for the match.
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Audrey Fisher scored 11.5 points with 10 kills and three blocks. She hit .588 landing all 10 kills without committing an error.
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Hannah Engelken helped out with nine kills.
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Ally Offerdahl dished out 48 assists and added five digs and four kills.
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Abby Skrastins led the defense with 25 digs.
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Jackie Storm landed three service aces.
For the Griffons
• Three Griffons landed 11 kills: Ali Tauchen, Sam Duncan, and Allie Kerns.
• Tiana Butler had 17 digs.
• Lauren Murphy passed out 35 assists.Â
News and Notes
• Central Missouri is now 84-7 against Missouri Western all-time.
• Against teams from Missouri,
Flip Piontek is 117-6.
• This is the second straight match
Sydney Lierz has led the team in kills.
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Ally Offerdahl has passed out 47 or more assists in three straight games. She's averaging 11.08 assists per set her last 13 matches.
• This is just the second time this season UCM hasn't faced an opponent ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA top-25.
Up Next
• The Jennies are home for the first time all season tomorrow afternoon. They take on No. 15 Northwest Missouri at 3 p.m. in the Multi.
