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Entering the week tied for third in the conference, the 16th-ranked Mavericks will begin the second half of the MIAA season with three more league matches. Wednesday they will host Missouri Southern at 5 p.m. at Sapp Fieldhouse. UNO (17-6, 7-3 MIAA) will then travel to Pittsburg State Friday at 7 p.m. and then to Southwest Baptist Saturday at 2 p.m.

The Mavericks played just once last week, falling in five sets at Central Missouri. MSSU (10-13, 3-7 MIAA) went 0-3 last week and has lost four straight matches. PSU (17-9, 7-5 MIAA) went 2-0 last week while SBU (10-16, 3-7) went 1-2, snapping a four-match losing streak with a win at Missouri Southern.
The Mavericks defeated all three teams they will face this week in a one-week span earlier in the season.

Follow The Mavericks
The remainder of the Maverick volleyball matches will be broadcast by MavRadio, UNO's student radio station that can be heard online at www.omavs.com/kvnoHD2 or on channel 90.7-2 in the Omaha area on HD-radio tuners.

Fans can also catch live stats of the home games at www.omavs.com/LiveStats and most away games will also feature live stats. Those can be found be clicking on “Live Stats” on the schedule page at www.omavs.com/volleyball.

Fans can also watch a live video web cast of all home games and many away games by clicking on the b2 Networks logo on the UNO home page.

Goeser Nears Admission to 1,000 Kill Club
Senior outside hitter Kelli Goeser is 61 kills away from 1,000 in her career at UNO. The four-year player has 939 kills and is currently 23rd in UNO history.

Goeser is second on the team with 2.93 kills and 3.20 points a set. She has 13 double-figure kills matches.

Goeser would become the second Maverick to reach 1,000 kills this year at UNO and the 18th in school history. Ellen Thommes reached the milestone on September 11 against Drury.

Thommes Continues Dominance On Team And In MIAA
Senior middle blocker Ellen Thommes was first on the team and the MIAA coming into the week with a .431 attack percentage. She's sixth in the league and first on the team with 3.35 kills a set and she's first on the team and third in the league with 1.07 blocks a set.

Thommes has reached double figures in kills in 18 of the 23 matches and she's hit .400 or better 15 times. She has had five or more blocks seven times with a school-record tying 14 blocks on September 9 at Nebraska-Kearney.

Thommes is on pace to set the school record for highest single-season attack percentage. Denise Otten currently holds the record with a .421 percentage in 1995. Thommes' .347 career attack percentage is second and just two points away from Lori Schutte's career-best .349 percentage.
Thommes became the 17th member of UNO's 1,000 kill club earlier this year and with 295 this season, she has 1,182 in her four years to rank 13th in UNO history. She needs 73 more to move into the top 10.

Myers Third In The MIAA In Assists
Sophomore setter Emily Myers is third in the MIAA with 11.02 assists per set. She has had 30 or more assists in 21 of 22 matches this year and she's topped 50 six times. She also has nine double-doubles this year combining double-figure assist totals with double-figure dig totals. Four of her last six matches have been double-doubles.

Ebke First In The MIAA In Aces
Freshman defensive specialist Natalie Ebke is first in the MIAA with .56 aces per set. Ebke has a total of 49 aces with a serve percentage of .889 for this season. Ebke holds UNO's top four single-match marks for assists this year, getting five or more four times.

Mavericks Remain 16th In National Poll
The Mavericks remained No. 16 in the AVCA national ranking released Monday. UNO is one of five MIAA teams in the top 25 and overall, six of UNO's 2009 opponents are in the ranking.

The Mavericks were unrated in the preseason and after week one. Their highest ranking this year was 15th on September 28 and October 5.

The Mavericks are 3-5 this year against ranked teams with two of their wins coming against teams that were ranked sixth at the time. Grand Valley State was No. 6 when it fell to UNO on September 5 and Washburn was also No. 6 on September 23 when UNO won.

Mavs Nearly Unbeatable When Winning First Set
Nebraska-Omaha is 16-1 this year when winning the first set of the match. Conversely, the Mavericks are 1-5 when dropping the opening set.

Their only loss when starting with a win came on September 9 in a five-set loss at No. 9 Nebraska-Kearney. Their only win after losing set one came on September 18 in a five-set battle with No. 22 Pittsburg State.

Home Winning Streak Comes To An End
The Mavericks started the year 12-0 at home before falling in Sapp Fieldhouse for the first time October 10 against then-No. 21 Truman, 3-2. UNO is hitting .274 as a team at home while holding opponents to a .150 hitting percentage. Eight of their wins have been 3-0 sweeps.

Ellen Thommes is leading the Mavs at home with a .449 hitting percentage and 4.18 points a set off 3.38 kills and 0.89 blocks a set.

About This Week's Opponents
Missouri Southern will enter Wednesday's match at 10-13 overall and tied for seventh in the MIAA at 3-7. The Lions have lost four straight and will play at Rockhurst on Tuesday before coming to Omaha. One of MSSU's wins this year came at then-No. 20 Truman in a five-set match. Jeanna Feldman leads the team and is eighth in the MIAA with 3.68 points a set and Brittany Vavao-Huggins is 10th with 0.85 blocks a set.

Pittsburg State is 17-9 overall and sixth in the MIAA at 7-5. The Gorillas have won three straight and their match at UNO will be their first this week as they have a mid-week bye. Pamela Cartagena is second in the MIAA with 3.99 kills a set and eighth with 4.04 digs.

Southwest Baptist is 10-16 overall and tied with MSSU at seventh in the MIAA with a 3-7 record. The Bearcats have lost five of their last six matches coming into the week with the lone win at MSSU. They will play at Central Missouri Wednesday before hosting UNO on Saturday. Ashley Jurgensmeyer is fifth in the MIAA with 0.93 blocks a set.

Coming Up Next
The Mavericks will play three more matches next week as they travel to Washburn on October 28 and then host Fort Hays State on October 30 and Emporia State on October 31. WU and ESU are both ranked in the top 10.