Fort Hays State Tigers (7-11, 2-7 Miaa) 2O14 Volleyball Notes
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FORT HAYS STATE TIGERS (7-11, 2-7 MIAA) 2O14 VOLLEYBALL NOTES FHSU Sports Information Department • 600 Park Street • Hays, KS • 67601 • www.fhsuathletics.com THIS WEEK IN TIGER VOLLEYBALL 2o14 Volleyball Schedule FHSU looks to snap five-game losing streak Date Opponent Time/Result S5 vs. McMurry University# W, 3-0 vs. Emporia State (7-8, 3-7 MIAA) S5 vs. SE Oklahoma State# W, 3-1 Tuesday, Oct. 14 | 6 p.m. S6 vs. Union University# L, 2-3 Hays, Kan. S6 Henderson State# W, 3-0 S12 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead$ L, 0-3 Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio S12 University of Sioux Falls$ W, 3-2 S13 #23 Augustana$ L, 0-3 S13 vs. Bemidji State$ W, 3-1 S16 #4 Nebraska-Kearney* L, 2-3 S19 MISSOURI SOUTHERN* W, 3-1 S20 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA* L, 0-3 S23 #5 WASHBURN* L, 0-3 S26 Southwest Baptist* W, 3-1 S27 Pittsburg State* L, 2-3 2O14 VOLLEYBALL ROSTER O3 Central Missouri* L, 0-3 O4 Lindenwood* L, 1-3 No Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown Previous School O10 MISSOURI WESTERN* L, 1-3 3 Kristin Conor S 5-9 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Cincinnati O11 NW MISSOURI STATE* L, 0-3 4 Teresa Wade OH 5-10 Jr. St. John, Kan. Hutchinson (Kan.) CC O14 EMPORIA STATE* 6:00 p.m. 7 Haley Corkill OH 5-10 So. Kansas City, Mo. Winnetonka HS O17 Missouri Southern* 7:00 p.m. 8 Rebekah Spainhour MH 6-0 So. Derby, Kan. Derby HS O18 Central Oklahoma* 2:00 p.m. 9 Sara Hewson OH 5-9 Sr. Loveland, Colo. Thompson Valley HS O18 vs. Bacone College 5:00 p.m. 10 Mikalah Hughes MH 6-2 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Mountain Vista HS O24 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST* 7:00 p.m. O25 PITTSBURG STATE* 6:30 p.m. 13 Rachel Szczepanski MH/RS 5-10 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Highlands Ranch HS O28 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY* 7:00 p.m. 15 Jessie Kujawa OH/MH 6-0 Fr. Manhattan, Kan. Manhattan HS 20 Jaylen Adams RS 5-6 Fr. Parker, Colo. Chaparral HS N1 LINDENWOOD* 7:00 p.m. 21 Rebecca Guevara L/DS 5-5 So. El Paso, Texas Hill College N2 CENTRAL MISSOURI* 3:00 p.m. 22 Taylor Mares RS 6-0 Sr. Fort Collins, Colo. Rocky Mountain HS N7 Missouri Western* 7:00 p.m. 24 Kaitlin Bradley RS/S 5-8 R-Fr. Crete, Neb. Crete HS N8 NW Missouri State* 2:00 p.m. 25 Halle Connally MH/OH 5-10 Fr. Ellsworth, Kan. Ellsworth HS N11 Washburn* 7:00 p.m. 30 Raegan Vanderplas S 5-7 So. Phillipsburg, Kan. Phillipsburg HS N15 Emporia State* 3:00 p.m. 32 Mallory Flagor RS 6-0 Jr. Hoisington, Kan. Hoisington HS N19 NCAA II Central Regional TBD 33 Libby Ary S 5-7 Sr. Canon City, Colo. Yavapai (Ariz.) College 34 Keanu Bradley DS 5-3 So. Rose Hill, Kan. Rose Hill HS D4 NCAA II Championships Louisville, Ky. 41 Kelsey Broadwell UT 5-7 Sr. Lawrence, Kan. Coffeyville (Kan.) CC 42 Sarah Williams DS/OH 5-7 Jr. Auburn, Kan. Fort Scott (Kan.) CC * - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Game 44 Callie Christensen MH 6-2 Fr. Raymond, Neb. Raymond Central HS # - Henderson State Tournament (Arkadelphia, Ark.) RS Crystal Whitten OH 5-9 Jr. Wichita, Kan. Pittsburg State University $ - MIAA/NSIC Crossover (Sioux Falls, S.D.) All Times Central Head Coach: Kurt Kohler, Sixth Year (Colorado State University, 1995) Assistant Coaches: Crystal Foss, Jocelyn DeMotte, Lanee Young Home Games in Bold Student Assistants: Kelsey Darnell, Emily Neises, Chelsea Payne, Spenser Sherman Follow the Tigers MIAA PLayers of the Week Pronunciation Guide on Social Media Oct. 6 No. Name Pronunciation Fort Hays State H: Carly Sojka, OH, Central Missouri 33 Libby ARY AIR-ee University Athletics S: Annie Reilly, L, Central Missouri 34 KEANU Bradley Kee-AH-nuh Oct. 13 25 HALLE Connally HAL-ee H: Marissa Cox, OH, Washburn 32 Mallory FLAGOR FLAY-gor 21 Rebecca GUEVARA Gwa-VAR-ah @fhsuathletics S: Katy Davis, S, Central Oklahoma 15 Jessie KUJAWA Key-YAH-va 22 Taylor MARES MAR-us 13 Rachel SZCZEPANSKI Suh-PAN-skee fhsuathletics Coaches Jocelyn DEMOTTE De-Mott Kurt KOHLER COE-lur fhsuathletics LANEE Young La-NAY GAME NOTES • FORT HAYS STATE VOLLEYBALL • (7-11, 2-7 MIAA) 2 MIAA Standings MEDIA INFORMATION | DIGITAL MEDIA GUIDE Team Record Overall Weekly Press Conference Washburn 9-1 17-1 Head Coach Kurt Kohler and requested players will be available to the media on Monday afternoons at 2:00 pm Central Oklahoma 8-2 16-2 throughout the season. Media members must turn in a request to the FHSU Sports Information Department by Nebraska Kearney 8-2 16-2 9:00 am on Monday mornings to assure them of an interview. Missouri Western 8-2 14-4 Central Missouri 8-2 11-7 Media Credentials Northwest Missouri 6-4 9-9 Media credentials are available to personnel from accredited media outlets by contacting Andrew Sogn by email Emporia State 3-7 7-8 at [email protected] or by phone at (605) 310-6498. Credentials are available at Gate 1 of Gross Memorial Pittsburg State 3-7 6-12 Coliseum. Space is limited and reserved on a game-by-game basis. Requests for credentials should be made at Fort Hays State 2-8 7-11 least one week prior to the match date. Lindenwood 2-8 5-13 Missouri Southern 2-8 5-13 Postgame Interviews Southwest Baptist 1-9 6-12 Interview requests with coaches and players must be channeled through the FHSU Sports Information Department. Postgame interviews with head coach Kurt Kohler and selected players will be conducted following AVCA Top 25 Poll a 15-minute cooling off period outside of the Tiger Volleyball Locker Room. Pl Team (First Place) Pts Rec Prev Game Services 1 Tampa (44) 1196 15-1 1 Programs and the latest statistical information will be available in the media room prior to all contests. Printed 2 Minnesota-Duluth (4) 1156 17-1 2 statistics will be available to the media at the end of each set within a match. Statistical booklets and play-by-play 3 Concordia-St. Paul 1071 15-3 3 will be distributed to the media approximately 20 minutes following each home match. 4 BYU-Hawai’i 1014 11-3 4 5 Washburn 970 17-1 6 Tigers on the Internet 6 Southwest Minnesota State 896 13-5 7 For up-to-the-minute coverage of the Tigers, go to the official website - www.fhsuathletics.com - for results, 7 Nebraska-Kearney 834 16-2 8 stories, stats, schedules, and all things related to FHSU Athletics. 8 Wingate 784 18-1 9 9 Western Washington 727 14-4 10 10 Colorado School of Mines 698 16-2 11 WEEKLY NOTES 11 Grand Valley State 664 13-2 12 Team Notes Player Notes 12 Wayne State (Neb.) 631 16-2 13 13 Wheeling Jesuit 612 20-3 5 MATCH PREVIEW: Fort Hays State closes out a MALLORY FLAGOR: Leads the team with 238 kills 14 Cal State San Bernardino 509 11-4 24 three-game homestand versus Emporia State on Tuesday on the year and is fourth in the MIAA in total kills...Her 15 Ferris State 489 11-3 16 ... ESU sits one game ahead of FHSU in the conference 3.50 kills per set average is a team and career-high...Is just 16 Colorado Mesa University 424 15-3 17 standings ... FHSU is looking to snap a five-game losing five kills short of her 2013 total with 12 games remaining 17 NW Nazarene 387 15-2 18 streak, dating back to Sept. 27 at Pittsburg State ... in the year...At her current pace, if every match ended 18 Palm Beach Atlantic 345 20-0 22 ESU holds a 53-26 advantage in the series history, and in three sets, Flagor would finish with 364 kills on the 19 Armstrong State 328 15-1 T-19 has defeated FHSU nine times in the last 10 meetings season ... Totaled a career-high 24 kills against Southeastern 20 Augustana (SD) 289 14-4 T-19 (all under head coach Kurt Kohler) ... Specific game Oklahoma State ... Strung together 13 straight double-digit 21 Central Missouri 271 11-7 15 information is listed on page 1. kills performances, and has hit at least 10 kills in 15 of 18 22 West Florida 233 16-2 21 matches this year. 23 Metro State 198 15-3 25 FIGHTING ‘TIL THE END: Fort Hays State has 24 Central Washington 141 12-5 23 forced four five-set matches this season, and though the KEANU BRADLEY: Second in the MIAA with 343 digs 25 Florida Southern 108 11-4 NR Tigers hold just a 1-3 record in those matches, they’ve on the season ... Leads the team with a 5.12 digs/set average all come after FHSU has trailed headed into a fourth set ... Has appeared in all 18 matches at libero, filling the shoes ... One of those five-set matches came against then-No. of longtime starter Makenzie Weinman ... Bradley is on pace 4 Nebraska-Kearney, as fought tough with the Lopers (at three-set games) for 184 more digs, which would push Others Receiving Votes and listed on two or but fell, 15-12, in the final set. her over the 500-digs mark (526) for the year ... Her digs more ballots: Truman 100; Alaska-Anchorage 94; average (5.12) would currently leave her fourth on the West Texas A&M 90; Central Oklahoma 88; UC STANDINGS OUTLOOK: Though the squad started Tigers’ single season digs/set record list - taking Weinman’s San Diego 47; Northern State 44; Rockhurst 42; Regis 2014 on a high note (5-3 before conference play), FHSU spot from 2012 ..