FHSU Sports Information Department
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State Volleyball defeated Southwest Baptist on Saturday (Nov. 14) in the regular season finale by a score of 3-0. The Tigers moved to 21-12 overall and finished 10-8 in the MIAA with the win. Southwest Baptist finished its season at 5-24 overall and 3-15 in the MIAA. The Tigers finished the regular season sixth in the MIAA.
The Tigers blazed to 25-17 and 25-15 wins in the first two sets, hitting .333 as a team in both. Southwest Baptist remained close in the third set all the way to a 19-19 tie, but FHSU won six of the final seven points to take the set.
Leading the way for the Tigers was Mallory Flagor with 14 kills and 11 digs for a double-double. Crystal Whitten almost had a double-double with nine kills and 11 digs. Hannah Wagy added to her MIAA leading assist total with 35. The Tigers hit .280 as a team and held the Bearcats to just .115.
Whitten moved past 1,000 kills for her collegiate career in the match. After recording 596 kills at Pittsburg State, she moved past the 400 mark for this season, now at 407. That gives her 1,005 for her career between both schools in just her junior season.
Next for the Tigers is the MIAA Tournament as the Tigers head to Kearney, Neb., on Tuesday (Nov. 17). FHSU grabbed the No. 6 seed in the eight-team tournament and face No. 3 seed Nebraska-Kearney at 7 pm in the opening round. The tournament field is listed below.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (At higher seed)
Game 1: #8 Emporia State at #1 Central Oklahoma 7 p.m.
Game 2: #5 Missouri Western at #4 Washburn 7 p.m.
Game 3: #7 Northwest Missouri at #2 Central Missouri 7 p.m.
Game 4: #6 Fort Hays State at #3 Nebraska-Kearney 7 p.m.
Friday, November 20, 2015 (At highest remaining seed after 11/17)
Game 5: Semifinal
Game 6: Semifinal
Saturday, November 21, 2015 (At highest remaining seed after 11/17)
Game 7: MIAA Tournament Championship