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

KEARNEY, Neb. – Fort Hays State fell to No. 9 ranked Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday evening (Sept. 26) in straight sets. The Lopers won sets by scores of 25-18, 25-15, and 25-14, improving to 14-1 overall and 4-1 in the MIAA. The Tigers moved to 6-8 overall and 0-5 in the MIAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FHSU held a couple leads of three points early in the first set, but saw the Lopers race past with a 7-0 run in the middle of the set taking a 16-9 advantage. The Lopers led by as many as nine on their way to the seven-point first set win. The Lopers held a 15-12 advantage in kills for the frame. Gracie Rains<\/a><\/dfn> led the Tigers with four kills in the set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers held with the Lopers in the second set until a 4-0 burst gave the Lopers a 16-12 lead. The Lopers inched their way further ahead and closed the set on a 5-0 run to win by 10. The Tigers held an 11-10 advantage in kills for the set, but saw the Lopers hold a .233 to .051 advantage in hitting percentage. The Lopers never trailed in the third set and hit .522, upping their overall hitting percentage to .312 for the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rains finished with a team-high 10 kills and .350 hitting percentage for the match for FHSU. Emily Ellis<\/a><\/dfn> finished with eight kills, followed by Claire Olson<\/a><\/dfn> with six. Kirsten Evans<\/a><\/dfn> led the Tigers with 16 assists, followed by Caiya Stucky<\/a><\/dfn> with 14. Brooke Hyland<\/a><\/dfn> and Andressa Ribeiro Soares<\/a><\/dfn> each had 11 digs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mia Berg led a balanced Loper attack with 10 kills, followed by Jaden Ferguson and Emersen Cyza each with nine. Peyton Neff had 35 assists and a team-high six blocks. Lauren Taubenheim led the Lopers with nine digs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers continue a week of road matches with their first meeting of the season with Newman University on Friday evening in Wichita.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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