Balanced 'Dogs Edged in Five by No. 8 UCM

Box Score || Season Stats

WARRENSBURG, Mo. - - For the second straight weekend, the Truman volleyball team took a top-10 foe to five sets; however, the 8^th-ranked Central Missouri Jennies bounced back from a 2-1 hole to defeat the Bulldogs 3-2 on Saturday night.

It was an offensive display for both teams, as UCM (10-3, 4-0 MIAA) hit .265 for the match while Truman (9-4, 3-2 MIAA) came in at a .236 mark. The Bulldogs put forth one of the most balanced efforts of the season, with four separate players finishing with 13 kills apiece. Abby Heise (Jacksonville, Ill., Springfield Lutheran) recorded 13 kills to go with a team-best .367 hitting percentage, while Allie Brak (The Colony, Texas, The Colony) finished with a 13-kill, 14-dig double-double. Megan Sharpe (Edwardsville, Ill., Edwardsville) totaled 13 kills and five blocks, while Ali Patterson (Lee's Summit, Mo., Lee's Summit) finished with 13 kills and two aces.

Meghan Zimmerman (Papillion, Neb., Gross Catholic) came up four kills shy of a triple-double, directing the Bulldog attack with six kills, 50 assists and 14 digs, while Abby Moser (Wildwood, Mo., Lafayette) (20) and Allyson Stellmach (Huntley, Ill., Huntley) (13) added double-figure digs along the back line.

Both teams sided-out at a high mark, with UCM at 64% and Truman at 61%, but the difference came in the fourth and fifth for the Jennies when they combined to hit .280 and side-out at a 77% clip compared to the Bulldogs at .210 offensively and 67% side-out.

Aubri Renshaw led the Jennies with 17 kills.

The Bulldogs return to Pershing Arena for three matches next week, starting on Tuesday (Sept. 25) night at 7:00 pm against GLVC-member Quincy (Ill.).

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