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Bailee Sterling
Corbey R. Dorsey
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Winner Neb.-Kearney UNK 15-1,5-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate
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Central Mo. CentMo 9-5,4-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Neb.-Kearney UNK
15-1,5-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate
3
Final
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Central Mo. CentMo
9-5,4-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Neb.-Kearney UNK 26 18 25 27 15 (3)
Central Mo. CentMo 24 25 23 29 11 (2)

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Game Recap: Volleyball |

#7 UNK Strong Down the Stretch to Outlast #17 UCM in Five

Kearney, Neb. – Middle hitters Bailee Sterling and Fallon Stutheit both had career-high kill totals as No. 7 Nebraska Kearney slipped past No. 17 Central Missouri in five sets (-24, 18-25, -23, 27-29, -11) Saturday evening in Warrensburg, Mo.

With the big road win, the Lopers (15-1, 5-1) avenge two losses to UCM (9-5, 4-1) last year. The two teams will meet later this fall in Kearney.

Sterling (Kearney H.S.) had 22 kills and hit .475 with Stutheit (Johnson) recording 20 kills and having a .500 efficiency. Both recently just set career-high kill totals, Sterling with 20 last Saturday against Central Oklahoma and Stutheit having 18 last night at Missouri Western.  

Everyone one was needed as UCM won two sets and got close in the other three thanks to 71 digs, 11.5 blocks, seven aces and 69 kills. They got 20 kills from Kersti Nix with Jenna Schulte at nine kills and seven blocks.

In the fifth set, UNK held leads of 4-1, 10-8 and 12-8. The Jens tied things up at eight but three straight Sterling kills and an unforced attack error gave UNK some breathing room. Sterling added two more kills down the stretch with a UCM service error ending things.

The Jens fought off match point in the fourth, 26-25, with UNK fighting off three set points before a block and kill by UCM tied things up at two. The Lopers broke a 22-22 tie to win the third and broke a 21-21 tie to take the opening set.

Stutheit and setter Payton Neff (North Platte) had three blocks apiece with libero Jensen Rowse (Minden) at 30 digs and freshman DS Lexi Stephens (Ankeny, Ia.) adding 20 more. Finally, right side Lauren Taubenheim (Lincoln Pius) had a double double and a .943 server receive percentage with UNK outhitting UCM by 33 points and had 14 more kills.

Rival Fort Hays State visits Tuesday at 6 p.m.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Bailee Sterling

#23 Bailee Sterling

OH/MB
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Jensen Rowse

#12 Jensen Rowse

DS/L
5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Fallon Stutheit

#27 Fallon Stutheit

MB
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Lauren Taubenheim

#9 Lauren Taubenheim

OH
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Lexi Stephens

#2 Lexi Stephens

DS/L
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bailee Sterling

#23 Bailee Sterling

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
OH/MB
Jensen Rowse

#12 Jensen Rowse

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
DS/L
Fallon Stutheit

#27 Fallon Stutheit

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
MB
Lauren Taubenheim

#9 Lauren Taubenheim

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
OH
Lexi Stephens

#2 Lexi Stephens

5' 5"
Freshman
DS/L