{"id":48836,"date":"2019-10-02T07:59:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T12:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=48836"},"modified":"2019-10-02T08:00:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T13:00:48","slug":"volleyball-knocks-off-hornets-in-emporia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=48836","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball knocks off Hornets in Emporia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMPORIA, Kan. – Ten days after defeating Emporia State inside Gross Memorial Coliseum, the Fort Hays State volleyball team bested the Hornets on their home court Tuesday (Oct. 1), 3-1 (25-22, 17-25, 26-24, 25-22). The Tigers move to 6-7 overall and 3-2 in MIAA play with the win, while ESU dips to 4-9 on the year and 0-5 in league action.

The Tigers used a 9-2 run in the heart of the opening set to open up an 18-12 lead before the Hornets battled back to tie things up. Isabelle Reynolds<\/a> broke up the Hornet rally with a kill before Morgan Christiansen<\/a> tacked on another point for the Tigers. After ESU closed within 22-21, freshmen Christiansen and Delaney Humm<\/a> tallied consecutive kills to give the Tigers a chance at set point. The Hornets fought off the first point before a setting error gave FHSU the 25-22 victory.

The teams traded points early in the second set before the Hornets extended a 17-8 lead thanks to an 8-1 run. Fort Hays State clawed back within four, 19-15, before ESU scored on six of the final eight rallies to level the match, 1-1.

After Emporia State slowly built a 17-13 lead in the third set, the Tigers responded by scoring six of the next eight points to level the frame at 19-19. The home team went on another run, stretching out a 23-20 lead before Fort Hays State scored four-straight to reach set point. The Hornets tied things up at 24 momentarily, but kills from Christiansen and Kylie Brown<\/a> propelled the Tigers to a 26-24 win.

Emporia State once again started strong in the fourth set, scoring the first four points before leading by as many as six, 13-7. But a Hornet service error triggered a big run for the Tigers, who scored 13 of the next 14 points to build a commanding 20-14 lead. Two ESU errors and three kills from Delaney Humm<\/a> helped the Tigers close within one before Humm and Tatum Bartels<\/a> combined for a block to tie the set at 14-14.

Bartels gave FHSU its first lead of the frame with a kill before Katie Darnell<\/a> was credited with a service ace on a rotation error. Morgan West<\/a> joined the party with a kill to stretch the lead to 17-14 before Humm tacked on two more kills. Emporia State managed to close within one later in the set, 23-22, before back-to-back kills from Reynolds and Humm ended the match.

Emporia State outhit the Tigers on the day, .191-.170. Both sides were busy at the net on defense, with the Hornets totaling eight blocks and FHSU recording seven.

Humm led the Tigers with 17 kills on 48 swings (17-9-48) while adding 15 digs for her seventh double-double of the year. Reynolds and Christiansen added 11 kills each, with Christiansen leading the team with four blocks (one solo). Katie Darnell<\/a> tossed up 38 assists, adding 13 digs and two service aces. Libero Abbie Hayes<\/a> paced the Tigers with 16 digs.

The win gives the Tigers a winning conference record for the first time since the end of the 2016 season.

The Tigers will continue their road trip over the weekend when they head to Missouri for a pair of conference matches. First up is a Friday night meeting with 10th-ranked Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Mo. First serve is set for 6 p.m. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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