PITTSBURG, Kan. — Exterior hitter Emersen Cyza had a match-high 15 kills and hit .364 to assist fifth-ranked College of Nebraska at Kearney sweep Pittsburg State 25-18, 25-23, 25-20 Friday night time in Pittsburg, Kansas.
UNK (18-2, 8-2 MIAA jumped out to a 14-4 lead within the opening set but it surely was tight the remainder of the way in which. 5 kills from outdoors CeCe Beahm and 4 by Czya, together with two aces and two staff blocks, helped the Lopers maintain off the Gorillas (12-8, 6-5). Pitt received the deficit to 6, 22-16, however kills from Beahm, outdoors Asha Regier and Cyza made it 1-0 on the scoreboard.
The second set featured 15 ties and 7 lead adjustments with Pitt recording 16 kills and 11 digs. Six of the kills got here from junior proper aspect Janae Thurston because the Gorillas grabbed a 10-7 lead. A Loper timeout helped as they tied issues up at 12 after a block from Regier and center Bailee Sterling. Nonetheless, UNK would path 20-19 and 21-20 earlier than lastly assuming management.
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A kill from setter Peyton Neff and ace from proper aspect Lauren Taubenheim put UNK on prime for good with a uncommon triple block — Neff, Cyza and Sterling — making it 23-21. A Pitt service error and kill from center Fallon Stutheit closed issues out.
UNK hit a strong .297 to by no means path within the third. They constructed leads of 4-1, 13-9 and 20-15 with Cyza and Regier combining for 11 kills.
Cyza reached her kill complete in 33 swings and likewise offered two blocks with Regier having 9 kills, three stuffs and hitting .500.
UNK takes on Missouri Southern at 7 p.m. at present.