Weekly UNO Volleyball Release
The UNO volleyball team (12-10, 2-8 MIAA) returns to action on Tuesday, Oct. 19, traveling to Missouri Southern for a 5 p.m. match in Joplin, Mo. The Mavericks look to snap a four-game losing skid, as they fell 3-0 to No. 7 Central Missouri on Friday, Oct 15.
The Mavericks are a combined 18-5 all-time against this week's opponents (5-2 vs. MSSU, 7-3 vs. PSU, 6-0 vs. SBU), including 9-3 in MIAA play.
Scouting the Competition: Missouri Southern, Pittsburg State, Southwest Baptist
Missouri Southern
Record: 13-9 (3-7 MIAA)
Head Coach: Chris Willis
Career Record: 99-121
Record at MSSU: Same (7th Year)
Last Match: L, 3-0 at NWMSU (10/16/10)
Pittsburg State
Record: 8-13 (2-8 MIAA)
Head Coach: Ibraheem Suberu
Career Record: 246-214
Record at PSU: 216-179 (12th Year)
Last Match: L, 3-2 at SBU (10/16/10)
Southwest Baptist
Record: 8-14 (3-7 MIAA)
Head Coach: Kelly Richardson
Career Record: 41-82
Record at SBU: Same (4th Year)
Last Match: W, 3-2 vs. PSU (10/16/10)
Uhing is Double Trouble
Senior outside hitter
Kayla Uhing tallied her 12th double-double of the season against No. 7 Central Missouri on Oct. 15, recording 12 kills and 13 digs. The totals marked her third straight such performance. Uhing had five consecutive double-doubles from Sept. 11 to Sept. 21 and matched her career high of 18 kills at Pittsburg State on Sept. 17. She has 13 double-doubles in her career.
In addition, Uhing ranks among the top hitters in the MIAA with 3.26 kills per game, good for fourth in the league.
Myers Continues Climb Up Career Assists List
Junior setter
Emily Myers continues to advance up the UNO career assists chart, and with 31 set assists against No. 7 Central Missouri, she now has 3,157 in three seasons. Myers passed former Maverick Christie Johnson, who had 3,019 assists from 2002 to 2005. She needs 324 more to tie for fifth all-time with Wendy Melcher (1980-83), who had 3,343.
Myers also ranks 48th in the NCAA Division II rankings through matches of Oct. 10, averaging 9.85 per game.
Fresh Faces
A pair of Maverick freshmen have been major contributors for UNO recently, as
Abby Sorensen leads both the team and the MIAA with 0.49 service aces per set. It marks the second straight year that a Maverick newcomer has led the league, as now-sophomore
Natalie Ebke also finished atop the conference ace standings in 2009.
Additionally, with offensive threat
Lizzy Mach out of the lineup, freshman middle hitter
Megan Hutson has stepped into a more consistent role in recent weeks. Hutson has hit .329 over the last four matches, totaling 31 kills (1.94 per set), along with nine blocks (0.56 per set). At Missouri Western on Oct. 8, she notched a career-best 10 kills with no errors.
The freshman duo of Sorensen and Hutson led the way at the net against No. 7 Central Missouri on Oct. 15, as each player finished with a pair of blocks.
