Emporia State Hornets (14-15, 6-10 MIAA)
at Central Oklahoma (26-4, 13-3 MIAA) •
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Thursday, Nov. 9 • 6:00 p.m. • Edmond, Okla. • Hamilton Field House
Series Record: UCO Leads 12-10 Last Meeting: UCO 3, ESU 0 (Oct. 6, 2017)
at Pittsburg State (7-22, 3-13 MIAA) •
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Friday, Nov. 10 • 7:00 p.m. • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena
Series Record: ESU Leads 71-24 Last Meeting: ESU 3, PSU 0 (Oct. 7, 2017)
Up Next: at MIAA Tourney • Nov. 14 • TBA
FINISHING UP
Emporia State travels south to face Central Oklahoma and Pittsburg State in the final two games of the 2017 regular season.
LAST TIME OUT
Emporia State fell in straight sets to Lindenwood (25-20, 25-20, 25-20). In the match there were 15 tie scores and six lead changes as the Hornets battled with the Lions. The Hornets were led by Mikayla Simons with eight kills followed by Yuchen Du with six kills and Jordan Evans, Valerie Golder and Jamie Hauptman with five each. Du led all players with 24 assists. Allie Maloney led the Hornets with 11 digs followed by Du with eight.
THE COACHES
Bing Xu is 266-148 in his 13th year as head coach for Emporia State. He has led the Hornets to five NCAA Tournaments. He is 7-9 against Central Oklahoma and 17-8 against Pittsburg State.
Edgar Miraku is 152-46 in his sixth season as head coach for Central Oklahoma.
Jen Gomez is 13-46 in her second season as head coach for Pittsburg State.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 14-15 on the season, 6-10 in the MIAA. Yuchen Du leads the Hornets with 319 kills, followed by Jamie Hauptman with 243 and Tatum Graves with 231. Du leads the Hornets with 626 assists while Emma Dixon adds 518. Allie Maloney is leading Emporia State with 434 digs followed by Yuchen Du with 241 and Julia Joseph with 231. Graves leads the Hornets with 95 total blocks (18 solo, 77 assists) followed by Du with 69, Valerie Golder with 55 and Mikayla Simons with 44.
ABOUT #9 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
Central Oklahoma is 26-4 on the season, 13-3 in the MIAA. The Bronchos are led by Taylor Bevis with 442 kills. McKenzie Fyfe leads the Bronchos with 979 assists. Dominique Lipari leads the Bronchos with 449 digs. The Bronchos lead the all time series 12-10 over the Hornets.
LAST TIME AGAINST THE #8 BRONCHOS
Emporia State volleyball fell in straight sets to #8 Central Oklahoma (25-16, 25-21, 25-20). The Hornets were led by Tatum Graves with 13 kills joined in double digits by Karly Patton with 10. Emma Dixon led the Hornets with 22 assists while Yuchen Du added 16. Allie Maloney led the Hornets with 14 digs.
ABOUT PITTSBURG STATE
Lindenwood is 7-22 on the season, 3-13 in the MIAA. The Gorillas are led by Lauren Regier with 281 kills. Carolina VanBuskirk leads the Gorillas with 398 assists followed by Camryn Blanton with 382. The Gorillas are led by Lauren Maisberger with 292 digs. The Hornets lead the all time series 71-24 over the Gorillas.
LAST TIME AGAINST THE GORILLAS
The Hornets won in straight sets over the Gorillas (25-20, 25-22, 25-13). The Hornets were led by Yuchen Du with 14 kills followed by Jamie Hauptman with 7 and Karly Patton with 6. Emma Dixon led all players with 19 assists while Du followed with 16. Allie Maloney led all players with 9 digs on the match followed by Dixon with 8.
MIAA TOURNEY POSSIBILITIES
The Hornets are currently 8th in the MIAA and are slated to play at the #1 seed in the first round of the MIAA Tournament on November 14.
