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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

Head Coach Rick Squiers
Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications
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Winner Neb.-Kearney UNK 28-1,15-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate
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Northwest Mo. St. NMSU 14-11,8-7 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Neb.-Kearney UNK
28-1,15-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate
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Final
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Northwest Mo. St. NMSU
14-11,8-7 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Neb.-Kearney UNK 20 22 25 25 15 (3)
Northwest Mo. St. NMSU 25 25 15 17 7 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Reverse Sweep Yields Seventh MIAA Regular Season Title

Kearney, Neb. – Four players had double digit kills totals to help fourth-ranked Nebraska Kearney reverse sweep Northwest Missouri State (20-25, 22-25, -15, -17, -7) Friday night in Maryville.

With its first reverse sweep in five years, the Lopers (28-1, 15-1) secure the 2024 MIAA regular season title outright. It's their first regular season crown since 2019 and the program's seventh (two shared and five outright) overall.

On Thursday, UNK rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat Missouri Western in five. Tonight, against a Bearcats team (14-11, 8-7) that was off on Thursday, the Lopers found themselves in a rare 2-0 hole. Northwest used six team blocks, three aces and 34 kills to take each of the first two sets. They never trailed in the first set and closed the second on a 6-3 run. 

The Loper offense was led by junior middle Abby Rose (Lindsborg, Kan.) early on and then the rest of the team caught up. UNK hit .325 in the fourth (16-3-40) and then .391 in the fifth (11-2-23). Over the final three sets, the Lopers trailed only in the early going and scored six of the first seven points in the fifth. 

Rose had 11 of her 13 kills over the first two sets with sophomore middle Mia Berg (Eureka, Mo.) having 11 of her team-high 17 in sets three through five. The duo both hit over .330 and combined for eight blocks that included five solo stuffs by Berg. On the outside, junior Emilee Lane (Hays, Kan.) tallied 15 kills with senior Asha Regier (Newton, Kan.) at 14. They combined for eight kills in the fifth set and added five solo blocks on the night.

In the backrow, libero Alli Wiese (Mattawan, Mich.) had 33 digs with right side Lauren Taubenheim (Lincoln Pius) at 16 and DS Addyson Mock (Stilwell, Kan.) providing 15. Finally, setter Peyton Neff (North Platte) had 57 assists, 12 digs, three kills, two blocks.

Northwest was led by senior libero Kyah Luhring (38 digs), senior middle Abby Brunssen (15 kills, .324 pct., four blocks), and freshman outside Abby Bulthuis (13 kills).

The brackets for the eight-team MIAA Tournament next weekend in St. Joseph will be released on Saturday after the completion of the regular season.

Loper Volleyball MIAA regular season titles
2024 - outright
2019 - outright
2018 - outright
2017 - co
2016 - outright
2014 - co
2012 - outright
 
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