WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Central Missouri Jennies (12-5, 9-0) defeated the Northwest Missouri Bearcats (9-8, 4-5) by a final score of 3-1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 25-17) on Tuesday, Oct. 10, inside the Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Mo.
In the opening set trailing 15-18, UCM's
Kersti Nix (match-high 23 kills on 47 swings for a .319 attack percentage) recorded her 1,000
th career kill thanks to an assist from setter
Olivia Olson (match-high 54 assists and eight digs overall) sparking an 8-3 run that gave the Jens a 1-0 advantage. After dropping the second set and tied at nine in the third, Central Missouri went on another 8-3 run highlighted by two kills from middle blocker
Rachel Ziesman (eight kills, five blocks, and three digs overall) helping the Jens take a 2-1 lead.
With a tied score in the fourth set, UCM went on an 8-2 run and never relinquished the lead, capturing their ninth consecutive win to begin conference play which is the best start since 2009. Freshman
Emma Siron recorded a career-high 14 kills and a career-high four blocks, while middle blocker
Elinor Engel had seven kills and five blocks respectively.
Defensively, three Jens recorded double-digit digs including a team-high 17 from redshirt senior
Sydney Lierz (five kills overall), 13 from defensive specialist
Jackie Storm, and 12 from libero
Grace Winkelmann as Central Missouri outhit the Bearcats .200 to .176 in the match.
The Jennies return to the court on Friday, Oct. 13, as they take on No. 9 Nebraska-Kearney with first serve scheduled for 6:00 p.m. inside the Health & Wellness Center in Kearney, Neb.
