EMPORIA STATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYS HOST TO FORT HAYS STATE ON TUESDAY

Women's Volleyball | 9/30/2019 4:04:00 PM

Game 13
Emporia State Hornets (4-8, 0-4 MIAA)
vs
Fort Hays State Tigers (5-7, 2-2 MIAA)
Tuesday, October 1 • 6:00 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. •WL White Auditorium
Series Record: ESU leads 59-30
Last Meeting: at FHSU 3, ESU 2 (9/21/2019)
Live Stats • Complete Notes in pdf
Up Next: at Central Oklahoma
Friday, Oct 4 • 6:00 p.m. • Edmond, Okla. • Hamilton Fieldhouse

TUESDAY TURNAROUND
Emporia State will play host to Fort Hays State in a rematch of their five set thriller fromten days ago.  Between sets the Hornets will recognize the winners of the Division II ADA Academic Achievement Awards.

LAST ROTATION
Emporia State came back from 2-1 down in sets and trailing 13-11 in the fifth to have match point but could not complete the comeback in a 3-2 loss to Missouri Western on Thursday as the Hornets fell 25-17, 24-26, 25-20, 19-25, 16-14 to the Griffons in White Auditorium.
Yuchen Du led Emporia State with 16 kills on .316 hitting with seven digs, five assists and four block assists.  Jessica Hayes had a double-double with 13 kills and ten digs while Orianna Clements had 13 kills on .379 hitting.  Rylie Fornelli had a career high 34 digs in her first full match at libero.  Emma Dixon led Emporia State with 24 assists.  Shelby Ebert had 18 digs while Valerie Golder added six block assists.

THE COACHES
Bing Xu is in his 15th year as head coach for Emporia State. He holds a record of 285-177 and has led the Hornets to five NCAA Tournament appearances. He is 24-6 against Fort Hays State.
Jessica Wood-Atkins is 13-29 in her second season as head coach at Fort Hays State and is 91-98 in her seventh season as a head coach. She is 1-2 against Emporia State.

MIAA OVERALL
The MIAA has gone 60-32 in non-conference play so far this season. Four teams are nationally ranked in this week's AVCA National Poll with all of them in the top 15.

SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 4-8, 0-4 in the MIAA and have played nine of their first 12 matches away from White Auditorium.  They are ranked fourth in the MIAA in team blocks.  Aliyah Bernard is sixth in the MIAA in blocks per set and ranks fifth in the league in hitting percentage. Emma Dixon is seventh in the MIAA in assists and Shelby Innes is ranked eighth in the conference in digs per set.
 
SCOUTING FORT HAYS STATE
The Tigers are 5-7, 2-2 in the MIAA. As a team they are fifth in the league in kills and assists per set. Delaney Humm is third in the MIAA in kills per set while Tatum Bartels is sixth in hitting percentage in the association.

SERIES HISTORY
The Hornets lead the all-time series 59-29 and have won 24 of the last 30 meetings.

LAST TIME VS. THE TIGERS
Emporia State got a then career high 14 kills from Orianna Clements but it was not enough as Fort Hays State took a five set victory over the Hornets 22-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-13, 15-6 in Hays.
Orianna Clements was the only Hornet with double figure kills, finishing with a career high 14 on 33 attempts.  Aliyah Bernard had nine kills and seven block assists for the Hornets. Shelby Innes had 17 digs while Emma Dixon had a team high 29 assists while Riley Bernskoetter had 12 assists.

UP NEXT
The Hornets will travel to Edmond, Okla. on Friday to take on Central Oklahoma.  First serve in Hamilton Fieldhouse is set for 6:00 p.m.