October 14, 2014-Katie Deutschmann had a monster match for Emporia State as the Hornets swept Ft. Hays State on Tuesday in Hays, Kan. It was the Hornets second sweep of the season and just the fourth sweep they had been involved in this year.
The first set was the closest with 12 ties and six lead changes. The Hornets led 16-11 only to see the Tigers roar back and take a 24-22 lead. Emporia State fought off two set points and scored the final four points of the set to take a 26-24 win.
The last two sets were fairly easy for the Hornets. Emporia State jumped out to an 8-0 lead and never trailed in a 25-15 set two win. The third set started with two lead changes and four ties, the last at 6-6 when the Hornets went on a 6-0 run to take control. They would score the final four points, the last on a kill by Deutschmann, to take a 25-13 win.
Deutschmann finished with 16 kills on .438 hitting with six digs, three assists and two blocks. Courtney Haring had seven kills and six blocks for the Hornets. Despite just playing three sets, Kelly Holden extended her string of 20 dig matches to three and six of her last seven matches with 21 digs. Kimberly Bell had 22 assists while Sydney Hartman dished 16 for Emporia State.
The Hornets return to action this weekend to start the second half of MIAA play. Emporia State will play host to Missouri Western on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
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