Emporia State Hornets (14-13, 6-8 MIAA)
at Central Missouri (20-7, 10-4 MIAA) •
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Saturday, Nov. 4 • 6:00 p.m. • Warrensburg, Mo • Multipurpose Building
Series Record: UCM Leads 50-6 Last Meeting: UCM 3, ESU 0 (Sept. 30, 2017)
at Lindenwood (16-12, 7-7 MIAA) •
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Sunday, Nov. 5 • 1:00 p.m. • St. Charles, Mo. • Robert F. Hyland Arena
Series Record: ESU Leads 6-1 Last Meeting: LU 3, ESU 0 (Sept. 29, 2017)
Up Next: at Central Oklahoma • Friday, Nov. 9
6:00 p.m. • Edmond, Okla.
FINAL ROAD STRETCH
Emporia State travels to Missouri to face Central Missouri and Lindenwood to start their final road stretch of the 2017 season.
LAST TIME OUT
Emporia State won in straight sets over Fort Hays State (26-24, 25-18, 25-20). The Hornets were led by Karly Patton with 13 kills followed by Jordan Evans and Jamie Hauptman with 11 each. Yuchen Du led all players with 34 assists on the match. Allie Maloney led the Hornets with 15 digs followed by Kylie Acebedo with 14, Du with 13, Shelby Innes with 12 and rounding out the double digits, Jordan Evans with 10. Evan recorded a double double with her 11 kills and 10 digs.
THE COACHES
Bing Xu is 266-146 in his 13th year as head coach for Emporia State. He has led the Hornets to five NCAA Tournaments. He is 5-15 against Central Missouri and 5-1 against Lindenwood.
Flip Piontek is 227-45 in his ninth season as head coach for Central Missouri.
Will Condon is 16-12 in his first season as head coach for Lindenwood.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 14-13 on the season, 6-8 in the MIAA. Yuchen Du leads the Hornets with 306 kills, followed by Jamie Hauptman with 231 and Tatum Graves with 226. Du leads the Hornets with 577 assists while Emma Dixon adds 516. Allie Maloney is leading Emporia State with 414 digs followed by Yuchen Du with 222 and Julia Joseph with 215. Graves leads the Hornets with 91 total blocks (17 solo, 74 assists) followed by Du with 64, Valerie Golder with 51 and Mikayla Simons with 41.
ABOUT #19 CENTRAL MISSOURI
Central Missouri is 20-7 on the season, 10-4 in the MIAA. The Jennies are led by Kasey Hohlen with 332 kills followed by Audrey Fisher with 282. Ally Offerdahl leads the Jennies with 1055 assists. Kylie Hohlen leads the Jennies with 585 followed by Katie Carlson with 265. The Jennies lead the all time series 50-6 over the Hornets.
LAST TIME AGAINST THE #18 JENNIES
Emporia State volleyball fell in straight sets to #18 Central Missouri (25-15, 25-18, 25-19). The Hornets were led by Yuchen Du with nine kills, followed by Tatum Graves with seven and Jamie Hauptman with five. Du and Emma Dixon led the Hornets with 13 assists each. Allie Maloney led the Hornets with 17 digs, joined in double digits by Julia Joseph with ten.
ABOUT LINDENWOOD
Lindenwood is 16-12 on the season, 7-7 in the MIAA. The Lions are led by Emily Wylie with 280 kills followed by Alex Dahlstrom with 199. Ivy Reynolds leads the Lions with 551 assists. Megan Hellwege leads the Lions with 608 digs.
LAST TIME AGAINST THE LIONS
The Hornets fell in straight sets to the Lions (25-20, 26-24, 25-10). The Hornets were led by Yuchen Du with 9 kills followed by Jamie Hauptman with 8 and Tatum Graves with 6. Emma Dixon led the Hornets with 13 assists while Du added 12. Allie Maloney was the only Hornet to reach double digits with 12 digs. The Hornets lead the all time series 6-1 over the Lions.
NEXT SERVE
Emporia State travels to Edmond, Okla. to take on Central Oklahoma on Friday November 9.
