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HAYS, Kan. \u2013 After Fort Hays State knocked off nationally ranked Washburn earlier in the season in Topeka, the Tigers looked ready to do the same with a dominating first set win Saturday (Oct. 10). However, the great start lost steam quickly in the second set as the 12th-ranked Ichabods went on to win three straight sets.<\/p>\n
The Tigers (11-9, 3-5 MIAA) were beaming with confidence in a 25-14 first set win, tearing the cover off the ball with a .394 hitting percentage. Crystal Whitten and Sydney Dixon each had four kills in the set. However, the Tigers lost that confidence after Washburn jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the second set and never regained it the rest of the match. The Ichabods (18-2, 6-2 MIAA) won the final three sets 25-17, 25-17, 25-19.<\/p>\n
Mallory Flagor led the Tigers in kills with 16, hitting .282 in the match. Crystal Whitten produced a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs. Rebekah Spainhour also reached double figures in kills with 10. Hannah Wagy had 45 assists and Kailey Klibbe had 17 digs.<\/p>\n
Korie Thompson led Washburn in kills with 15, while Leanna Willer added 14. Liz Powell had 41 assists and 11 digs for a double-double, and Alyssa Carney racked up 19 digs.<\/p>\n
The Tigers hit the road next week to take on nationally ranked Central Oklahoma and then Pittsburg State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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