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UNK VB
MIAA
3
Winner Washburn Wash 24-7,13-7 Mid-America Intercollegiate
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Neb.-Kearney UNK 28-5,16-4 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Washburn Wash
24-7,13-7 Mid-America Intercollegiate
3
Final
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Neb.-Kearney UNK
28-5,16-4 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Washburn Wash 25 19 25 25 (3)
Neb.-Kearney UNK 18 25 22 20 (1)

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Game Recap: Volleyball |

#12 UNK Falls in MIAA Finals; NCAA Selection Show Sunday Night

Kearney, Neb. – Sophomore outside Jalyn Stevenson had 17 kills and 18 digs and redshirt freshman middle Austin Broadie had a match-high 18 kills to help 20th-ranked Washburn beat 12th-ranked Nebraska Kearney (-18, 19-25, -22, -20) in the MIAA Tournament Championship Saturday night in St. Joseph, Mo.

Sitting on the NCAA Tournament bubble to start the week, the fifth-seeded Ichabods (24-7) received the MIAA's auto berth by knocking off the fourth-seed (Central Oklahoma), top seed (Northwest Missouri) and the Lopers. This marks WU's first-ever MIAA tourney crown.  

Beating UNK for a third time this fall, the 'Bods won the match by closing the third set on a 6-0 run. A Loper service error and unforced attack miscue made it 22-21 and UNK called a timeout. The break didn't help as Broadie and Stevenson recorded kills, Stevenson was in on a block assist with another Loper unforced attack error closing things out. UNK VB

Washburn controlled the fourth set, getting out to leads of 11-7, 14-9 and 17-13. On the night, they out hit UNK .260-.181 and had 11 more kills. Both teams had two service aces, combined for 22.5 blocks and over 160 digs.

Broadie hit .359 in 39 attempts to reach her offensive output while also having four blocks. Senior middle Hallie Meister had eight block assists with Stevenson at three. She also hit .326 over 43 attempts. Finally, libero Sydney Pullen came in at a team-best 19 digs.

UNK was led by Alliance senior outside Emersen Cyza (18 kills), Kearney senior middle Bailee Sterling (10 kills, four blocks) and Kansas sophomore outside Asha Regier (13 kills). Finally, Minden junior libero Jensen Rowse had a match-high 24 digs and was perfect in 11 serve receive chances.

The NCAA Tournament field is revealed tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. at www.ncaa.com. UNK will likely be a 3-6 seed in the uber-tough eight-team Central Regional.

2022 MIAA Volleyball Championship All-Tournament Team
Jaedynn Evans - Central Oklahoma
Sydney Huck - Central Oklahoma
Emersen Cyza - Nebraska Kearney
Peyton Neff - Nebraska Kearney
Fallon Stutheit - Nebraska Kearney
Payton Kirchhofer - Northwest Missouri
Alyssa Rezac - Northwest Missouri
Meg Auten - Pittsburg State
Kealy Kiviniemi - Washburn
Halle Meister - Washburn
Jalyn Stevenson - Washburn
Sydney Pullen - Washburn
 
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Players Mentioned

Emersen Cyza

#18 Emersen Cyza

OH
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Peyton Neff

#1 Peyton Neff

S
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Asha Regier

#17 Asha Regier

OH
5' 9"
Sophomore
Jensen Rowse

#12 Jensen Rowse

DS/L
5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Bailee Sterling

#23 Bailee Sterling

MB
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Fallon Stutheit

#27 Fallon Stutheit

MB
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Emersen Cyza

#18 Emersen Cyza

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
OH
Peyton Neff

#1 Peyton Neff

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
S
Asha Regier

#17 Asha Regier

5' 9"
Sophomore
OH
Jensen Rowse

#12 Jensen Rowse

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
DS/L
Bailee Sterling

#23 Bailee Sterling

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
MB
Fallon Stutheit

#27 Fallon Stutheit

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
MB