WICHITA, Kan. – No. 23 Central Missouri Jennies (19-7, 16-2) swept the Newman Jets (0-25, 0-17) by a final score of 3-0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-14) on Saturday, Nov. 4, inside Fugate Gymnasium in Wichita, Kan.
With the score tied at five in the opening set, the Jens went on an 8-2 highlighted by a pair of kills from redshirt senior
Kersti Nix (six kills on 11 swings overall, for a .545 attack percentage) giving UCM a 1-0 advantage.
In the second set, Central Missouri led 5-3 before going on a 5-0 run beginning with a kill from reigning MIAA Setter of the Week
Olivia Olson (match-high 29 assists and nine digs overall) and ending with a kill from redshirt senior
Sydney Lierz (six kills on 15 attempts for a .400 hitting percentage) from Olson increasing the lead to 2-0.
The Jennies capped off the sweep beginning the third set with a 5-2 run, picking up their seventh consecutive win and improving to 16-2 in the MIAA. UCM was led offensively by sophomore
Rachel Ziesman's match-high eight kills on 12 swings (.417 hitting percentage) adding a match-high five blocks, and three digs while middle blocker
Elinor Engel contributed seven kills (on 12 attempts for a .583 attack percentage) and three blocks respectively.
Defensively, the Jens outhit Newman by a margin of .326 to .032 overall on the afternoon including .435 to .000 in the first set thanks to a team-high 11 digs from libero
Grace Winkelmann, while defensive specialist
Jackie Storm added nine digs and junior
Arley Anderson collected five digs for good measure.
No. 23 Central Missouri returns to the court on Friday, Nov. 10, as they host the Fort Hays State Tigers with first serve scheduled for 6:00 p.m. inside the Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Mo.
