Women's Volleyball | 11/12/2013 4:06:00 PM
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Match 27
Emporia State (16-10, 7-7 MIAA)
at Fort Hays State (13-17, 3-11 MIAA)
Friday, Nov. 13 • 7:00 p.m. • Gross Memorial Coliseum • Hays, Kan.
Series Record: ESU Leads 51-26
Last Meeting: FHSU 1, at ESU 3 (Oct. 5, 2013)
Up Next: at Lindenwood
Sat., Nov. 16 • 2:00 p.m. • Robert F. Hyland Arena • St. Charles, Mo.
HORNETS HEAD TO HAYS
Emporia State travels to Hays, Kan. for its second to last regular season MIAA match. The Tigers host the Hornets before Emporia State travels to St. Charles, Mo. to wrap up the regular season.
LAST TIME OUT
The Hornets avenged an earlier season loss to Pittsburg State by defeating the Gorillas 3-1 at White Auditorium. Courtney Haring and Carly Spicer had huge hitting night against Pittsburg State. Haring hit .591 with 13 kills in the four-set match. Spicer finished the night hitting .538 with 14 kills.
THE?COACHES
Bing Xu is 209-85 in his ninth year as head coach at Emporia State. Xu has led the Hornets to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament in five of the last eight seasons. In 2008 he led Emporia State to its first MIAA Championship. He is 15-1 against FHSU.
Kurt Kohler is 57-91 in his fifth season as head coach at Fort Hays State. He is 1-8 against Emporia State.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 16-10 overall, and in sixth place in the MIAA with a 7-7 record. Carly Spicer leads the Hornets in kills per set at 2.64 while Paige Vanderpool is second with 2.47 kills per set. Courney Haring leads the team in blocks with 108. Sydney Hartman and Macki Pankratz each average better than five assists per match. The Hornets are 1-5 on the road in 2013, with two road matches left.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Fort Hays State owns an overall record of 13-17 and 3-11 in the MIAA. Taylor Mares leads three Tigers with kill per set averages above two. She is currently averaging .277 kills per set, while Mallory Flagor and Madison Schwartz are averaging 2.49 and 2.38 kills per set respectively. The Tigers have lost three straight MIAA matches and enter the game coming off a double-header nonconference split against Friends.
SERIES RECORDS
Emporia State owns a record of 51-27 against Fort Hays State. The Tigers lone win against Emporia State with Bing Xu has coach came in at Hays in 2012.
LAST TIME VS. TIGERS
Emporia State lost the first set to the Tigers but won three straight in a home match on October 5, 2013. Brianna Kaiser had a double-double in the match with 12 kills and 16 digs. Carly Spicer led the Hornets with 15 kills.
IN THE MIAA
Emporia State trails Central Oklahoma and Missouri Western by half a game in the MIAA Standings. A win by the Hornets against Fort Hays will clinch a berth in the MIAA Postseason Tournament. Carly Spicer is seventh in the league in hitting percentage. Freshman Libero Kelly Holden is eighth with a 4.35 digs per set average.
UP NEXT
Emporia State finishes the season with a road contest against Lindenwood on Nov. 16.
