October 18, 2022 - Emporia State took on the #12 Washburn Ichabods on Tuesday night as the Hornets fell in three sets.
In the first set, the Hornets struggled to generate an attack against the Ichabods in the first set as Emporia State was forced into seven errors. Washburn took an early lead on the Hornets in the first set before Emporia State was able to cut the Ichabod lead to 8-7. Despite trimming the deficit, Emporia State was unable to tie the set as Washburn rattled off a 9-1 scoring to take a 17-8 lead over the Hornets. The Ichabods were able to sustain the momentum as they took the first set over the Hornets 25-12.
The second set started again with the Hornets falling behind early with Washburn leading 7-3. Emporia State responded with an 11-3 scoring run that included a pair of kills from
Leah Mach,
Zuzanna Buchnajzer and
Winny Harris. Washburn worked to climb back into the set as they eventually drew even with Emporia State with the second set tied 20-20. After the two teams traded points, Emporia State held onto a 23-22 lead over the Ichabods. The Hornets were unable to hold the Ichabods off any longer as Washburn scored three straight to take the second set 25-23 and lead the match 2-0.
In the third set, Washburn scored the first four points before building a 9-4 lead over the Hornets. Emporia State was unable to climb back into the set as they would not get closer than three points for the remainder of the set. Washburn kept the pressure on the Hornets as they were able to take the third set 25-14 and sweep the match in three sets.
Ainslee Stepp and
Leah Mach each had seven kills for the Hornets. Mach recorded no errors in the match and hit .318 over the three sets.
Riley Bernskoetter led the way with 12 assists while
Shelby Ebert led the Hornets with 13 digs in defense.
Emporia State will be back in action on Friday, October 21 against Newman from White Auditorium. The match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
