{"id":41208,"date":"2018-10-15T12:56:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T17:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=41208"},"modified":"2018-10-15T15:55:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T20:55:30","slug":"tiger-volleyball-picks-up-two-victories-over-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=41208","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Volleyball picks up two victories over the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

STORY BY CHRISTIAN PHILLIPS <\/span>
\nPHOTOS BY ALLISON SCHWEIZER<\/p>\n

The FHSU Tiger volleyball team got off to a fast start Friday night against the Southern Baptist University Bearcats, taking the first set – 25-19.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>After that, SBU took the next two sets by a combined difference of just five points (2nd set 27-29; 3rd set 22-25).<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Tigers soon regained the momentum and won in dominating fashion in the fourth set 25-13, which gave them all the confidence they needed going into the 5th.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>With outstanding performances by Azlyn Cassaday\u2019s 16 kills and Breann Becker\u2019s 40 assists for the night, the Tigers closed this one out 15-10 in the fifth set.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The victory boosted the Tigers\u2019 overall record to 7-15, but more importantly, this was their first conference win all season (1-9).<\/span>
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\n<\/span>After the game, Fort Hays State volleyball head coach Jessica Wood-Atkins said this was one of the more complete games her team has played.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am very pleased you know, that was a complete team win. We had a couple things happen in that match. One of our outsides rolled her ankle and we put a sub in for her in the back row. We left our setter in because she was just having a good tempo with our hitters and some other people had jumped in,\u201d Wood-Atkins said. \u201cI mean, we\u2019ve mixed the lineup like we haven\u2019t done before, they adjusted well and they did exactly what they needed to do.so, that was a perfect team win.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Tigers knocked off Missouri Southern State on Saturday night in four sets, improving their record to 8-15 (2-9 MIAA). FHSU will be back in action tomorrow night when the #2 University of Nebraska-Kearney Lopers come to town. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. from Gross Memorial Coliseum.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, October 12th<\/p>\n