November 16, 2019-The Emporia State volleyball team saw their season come to an end with a 27-25, 25-20, 25-17 loss at #19 Northwest Missouri on Saturday night in Maryville, Mo.
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There were eight ties and four lead changes in the first set. The Bearcats used a 7-4 run to force set point only to see the Hornets get back to back kills from both
Valerie Golder and
Shelby Ebert to get their own set point at 25-24. A service error evened the set at 25 and NWMSU got kills from Hallie Sidney and Bethany Elkins to win 27-25.
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Emporia State jumped out to a 5-1 lead to start the second set and led 12-9 before Northwest went on a 9-2 run to take an 18-14 lead. The Hornets were able to fight off one set point before falling 25-20. The Bearcats scored the first six points of the third set and never trailed on the way to a 25-17 win and match sweep in the third set.
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Madelyn Michaelis led the Hornets with eight kills and six block assists.
Emma Dixon had 18 assists and
Rylie Fornelli had 13 digs to lead Emporia State.
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The Hornets will only lose two seniors and are set to return 11 of 13 players next year.
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