Box Score Kearney, Neb. - Grand Island freshman middle blocker Mackenize Puckett had 11 kills and hit .611 as third-ranked Nebraska-Kearney easily swept Emporia State (15, -12, -7) Saturday evening at the Health & Sports Center.
 
The Lopers (17-0, 3-0) push its home winning streak on Buckle Court to 25 consecutive matches, the third longest streak in school history.
 
Hitting a solid .366 and registering 7.5 team blocks, UNK trailed only three times all night. All three were early on in the first two sets as ESU (7-8, 0-3) ended the night with 25 kills and 20 errors.
 
Puckett reached her match-high kill total in just 18 swings. She didn't commit an attack error and also had one of UNK's three service aces.
 
Junior middle Tara Ziegelbein (Lincoln Lutheran H.S.) and junior outside Kaitlynn Thomas (Ashland-Greenwood H.S.) had nine kills apiece with senior right side Annie Wolfe (Omaha Marian H.S.) at seven kills and seven digs. Ziegelbein was the beast in the middle, having a match-high six blocks (two solo).
 
Finally, Papillion sophomore libero Ellie McDonnell had 16 digs.
 
UNK hosts Lindenwood and nationally-ranked Central Missouri next weekend.