Thursday, October 4, 2018

MSSU volleyball preparing for Washburn, Emporia State


(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

The Missouri Southern volleyball team will play host to 9th-ranked Washburn this Friday and Emporia State on Saturday. First serve for both matches is set for 6 pm inside Young Gymnasium.

Southern (2-15, 2-5 MIAA) is led by Janelle Brehm with a 2.66 kills per set average. Kylee Kaaihue leads the team with 5.74 assists per set, while Morgan Nash is dishing out a team-high 3.53 digs per set. Brehm averages 2.81 digs per set, while Bridgette Jaeger averages 2.88 digs per set.

Alicia Pickett is averaging 0.72 blocks per set, while Olivia Lewis is at 0.79 blocks per set.



Washburn is is ranked 9th in Division II and is 19-0 so far this season with a 7-0 mark in the MIAA. The Ichabods are led by Allison Maxwell at 3.18 kills per set and a .349 attack average, while Shayla Connor is averaging 9.24 assists per set. Faith Rottinghaus has a team-high 4.83 digs per set.

Emporia State is 8-12 overall with a 2-5 MIAA mark. The Hornets are led by Tatum Graves at 2.94 kills per set, whiel Emma Dixon and Yuchen Du average 5.83 and 3.31 assists per set, respectively. Allie Maloney averages a team-high 4.62 digs per set, while Graves is averaging 1.00 blocks per set. ESU is 3-5 in its last eight matches.

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