WICHITA, Kan. – The Central Missouri Jennies (7-9, 3-4 MIAA) swept the Newman Jets (3-18, 0-7 MIAA) by a final score of 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-12) on Saturday, Oct. 12, from Fugate Gymnasium in Wichita.
After the Jens took the opening set of the match 25-15 led by middle blocker
Rachel Ziesman's (seven kills and three blocks overall) set-best four kills on four swings (1.000 hitting percentage), Central Missouri doubled their lead in the second thanks to six kills from sophomore
Maya Fergerson (match-high 11 kills overall).
The Jennies completed the sweep in the third, closing the match out on a 9-1 run paced by senior
Tiffany Little's (six kills and three digs overall) set-high four kills on nine attempts (.333 attack percentage) as UCM earned their seventh victory of the season.
The Jens outhit Newman by a margin of .268 to -.010 thanks to six blocks (including a career-high two solo blocks) from middle blocker
Elinor Engel, who added six kills and four digs while redshirt junior Grace Winklemann (career-high five service aces) collected a team-high 18 digs pacing the back row defensively.
Wesley Chapel, Fla. native
Kayla Baer contributed a match-best 28 assists, five digs, and a career-high four block assists, plus, defensive specialists
Arley Anderson and
Kirsten Harper had five digs in the winning effort.
The Jens return to the court on Friday, Oct. 18, as they continue conference play hosting the Emporia State Hornets (12-5, 4-3 MIAA) beginning at 6:00 p.m. from Dr. Peggy Martin Court inside the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center in Warrensburg.
