Central Missouri volleyball drops pair of home contests

Published 1:37 am Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Central Missouri volleyball fell to No. 13 Emporia State 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 25-20 on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.

The Jennies’ (14-11, 5-4 MIAA) set-three win came after block assists from sophomore middle blocker Bria Dawson and senior outside hitter Maya Fergerson, along with a kill from fifth-year middle blocker Kaelyn McDonald off an assist from sophomore setter Bella Holcomb.

UCM never led in the fourth set. After being within 5-4, the Jennies trailed by as many as seven points in the final set.

The Jennies finished the match with a .221 attacking percentage compared to Emporia State’s (21-3, 6-2 MIAA) .283. UCM had 27 errors, while Emporia posted 16.

Both teams logged 61 kills. The Jennies won the assists margin 60-58 and the digs margin 65-56.

Fergerson and senior outside hitter Shaye Koski paced UCM with 15 kills apiece. McDonald had 11 kills. Holcomb had 29 assists while freshman setter Chloe Rauner had 23.

Sophomore defensive specialist Ragin Corwin had 14 digs while senior defensive specialist Kirsten Harper logged 10 and Rauner logged 10.

Pittsburg State 3, Central Missouri 0

The Jennies lost to Pittsburg State 25-7, 25-20, 25-15 on Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.

The Jennies finished the match with a .094 hitting percentage compared to Pittsburg State’s .477. UCM had 21 errors compared to Pittsburg State’s four.

The Gorillas (19-6, 4-4 MIAA) won the kills margin 45-31, assists margin 43-29 and digs margin 48-33. Koski and sophomore outside hitter Bree Messenger led UCM with eight kills each. Holcomb had 18 assists.

Corwin had 10 digs.

The Jennies travel to Missouri Southern on Tuesday, Oct. 27 and host No. 15 Washburn on Friday, Oct. 30.