November 1, 2014-Carly Spicer had her first career 20 kill, 20 dig match but it wasn't enough as Emporia State fell in four sets at Central Oklahoma on Saturday night. Spicer had a career high 22 kills and was one short of her career high with 24 digs.
The first set was tied at 21 when Central Oklahoma ended the set on a 4-1 run for a 25-22 win. Spicer had ten of her kills in the opening set on .529 hitting to keep the Hornets in the set. The Bronchos jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the second set on their way to a 25-17 win. Emporia State had the hot hand in the third set as they never trailed after getting out to an 8-3 lead. The fourth set saw four ties and two lead changes in the first 12 points. With the score tied 6-6 UCO went on a 9-1 run to take control on the way to a 25-13 victory.
Spicer was the only Hornet in double figures in kills as she ended up getting her 22 kills on .426 hitting. Courtney Haring had seven kills and five blocks, three of them solo, on .316 hitting for Emporia State. The rest of the team had just 16 kills on 103 attempts with 26 errors for a -.097 hitting percentage. Despite that the Hornets ended the match with one more kill and just one fewer block than the Bronchos. Central Oklahoma had nine service aces to just two for Emporia State.
The Hornets will return to White Auditorium for their final four matches of the season. The home stand begins on Friday, Nov. 7 against Southwest Baptist.
