Women's Volleyball | 9/17/2013 10:00:00 PM
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September 17, 2013-In a hard fought three set match, Emporia State fell to #11 Washburn 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 on Tuesday night in White Auditorium.Â
After a 1-1 tie early, Washburn led the rest of the first set although Emporia State pulled to within 21-20 late. The second set saw four ties and a lead change early before the Ichabods went on a 5-0 run to take a 17-12 lead. The Hornets battled back to within 21-20 on a 4-1 run of their own before WU finished out the set.
The third set was the most competitive with 11 ties and two lead changes. The Hornets led 12-10 when the Ichabods used a 3-0 run to retake the lead at 13-12. WU led 20-16 when Emporia State answered with a 5-1 run to tie the score at 21-21 on a Katie Deutschmann kill. Washburn ended the set with a 4-1 run of their own to take the final set 25-22 for the match win.
Courtney Haring led the Hornets with eight kills on .385 hitting with seven block assists. Carly Spicer had nine kills while Deutschmann had eight kills and six blocks. As a team Emporia State out blocked Washburn 12.0-6.0 at the net but were held to just .129 hitting as a team.
The Hornets are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they play host to Missouri Western. First serve against the Griffons is set for 3:00 p.m.
