Volleyball Halts Hays with 3-0 Sweep

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HAYS, Kan. - - Senior Megan Sharpe and freshman Abby Heise tallied double-figure kills, and the Truman volleyball team hit .225 in a 3-0 sweep of Fort Hays State on Saturday afternoon.

Following a quick turnaround following Friday night's emotional match, the Bulldogs (18-4, 7-2 MIAA) made quick work of the Tigers (18-8, 4-5 MIAA), who hit just .062 on the night. Sharpe (Edwardsville, Ill., Edwardsville) led all players with a dozen kills, hit .476, and added a pair of solo blocks, while Heise (Jacksonville, Ill., Springfield Lutheran) hit .346 with 11 kills, three aces and three blocks.

After hitting just .140 in a 25-20 opening set win, the Bulldogs cruised to a 25-13 second set with prior to closing out the match with a 25-18 win. Hays hit better than .100 in just one set, as the Bulldog defense forced 20 attack errors and received double-figure digs from sophomores Abby Moser (Wildwood, Mo., Lafayette) (14) and Allie Brak (12). Brak (The Colony, Texas, The Colony) added seven kills offensively, with sophomore Meghan Zimmerman (Papillion, Neb., Gross Catholic) setting 29 assists and dealing a pair of aces.

Truman sided-out at a 65% clip, halting any long runs by the Tigers, while the Bulldogs capitalized on FHSU's 44% side-out margin.

The Bulldogs will go in search of their 10^th straight win on Tuesday night, stepping out of conference play for a match at future GLVC-foe Missouri S&T at 7:00 pm.

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