PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Central Missouri Jennies (9-5, 6-0) defeated the Pittsburg State Gorillas (6-9, 2-5) by a final score of 3-1 (25-12, 22-25, 25-14, 25-22) on Saturday, Sept. 30, inside John Lance Arena in Pittsburg, Kan.
 
After splitting the first two sets of the match, Central Missouri outscored the Gorillas 50-36 in sets three and four as the Jens extended their conference winning streak to six. Setter Olivia Olson garnered her team-leading 11^th double-double of the season with a match-high 53 assists, 13 digs, six blocks and four kills for good measure. The redshirt senior from Malone, Wisc., achieved her 1,000^th career assists in the fourth set thanks to a Rachel Ziesman (career and match-high 17 kills, six blocks, and five digs overall) kill making it 13-10 Pittsburg State, which sparked a 12-2 UCM run.
 
Central Missouri outhit the Gorillas by a margin of .258 to .027 thanks to middle blocker Elinor Engel's 14 kills on 28 swings (.357 attack percentage) adding a career-high six blocks, plus, freshman Emma Siron had nine kills on 20 swings (.300 hitting percentage) and contributed a career-high three blocks. Outside hitter Kersti Nix added nine kills, four digs and two blocks, while freshman Gillian Bachali collected eight kills in the winning effort.
 
Defensively, the Jens were led by libero Grace Winkelmann's team-leading 22 digs, plus, freshman Emma Wheeler added a career-high 11 digs and redshirt senior Sydney Lierz contributed 10 digs and a career-high five assists for good measure.
 
UCM returns to the court on Tuesday, Oct. 3, as they begin a three-match home stand against the Missouri Southern Lions with first serve scheduled for 6:00 p.m. inside the Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Mo.