MARYVILLE, Mo. – The (receiving votes) Central Missouri Jennies (14-9, 5-2 MIAA) swept the Northwest Missouri Bearcats (7-12, 4-3 MIAA) in straight sets (25-17, 25-23, 21-25) on Saturday, Oct. 17, during the final match of the 2026 MIAA In-Season Tournament, hosted by Northwest Missouri, inside Bearcat Arena in Maryville.
Central Missouri won the opening set of the match by eight points, thanks to outhitting the Bearcats by a margin of .552 to .276 in the frame, highlighted by 5 kills on 6 swings (.833 attack percentage) from Lee's Summit, Mo. native
Kaelyn McDonald (11 kills, six digs, and two blocks overall).
Northwest Missouri held a 23-22 lead in the second, but the Jens responded with a 3-0 run, with a kill from outside hitter
Shaye Koski (seven kills and five digs overall), before McDonald had a service ace to double the UCM advantage.
With the score even at 11 in the third, sophomore
Bria Dawson (seven kills and a career-high three digs overall) connected with a kill from
Bella Holcomb (match-best 25 assists), and the Jens never relinquished en route to their ninth sweep of the season as UCM outhit the Bearcats by a margin of .333 to .164 on the night.
The Jens had a pair of hitters reach double-figure kills, including Blue Springs, Mo. native
Maya Fergerson, who ended play with 11 kills on 27 swings (.370 hitting percentage), adding a pair of digs for good measure.
Libero
Ragin Corwin paced UCM defensively in the back row with 19 digs, adding two assists and two service aces, while senior
Kirsten Harper had 10 digs and Omaha, Neb. native
Evynn Olsen collected eight digs in the winning effort.
Freshman
Chloe Rauner ended play with 16 assists and five digs, plus
Ashlynn Jaccard posted six kills on 12 swings (.417 hitting percentage) and
Grace Wagers added four kills in the match.
The Jens continue the 2026 campaign on Thursday, Oct. 22, as they take on the Pittsburg State Gorillas (17-6, 2-4 MIAA), during Teacher in the Bleachers and Black Out Night, with first serve beginning at 6:00 p.m., inside the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center in Warrensburg.
