Edmond, Okla.– The Missouri Southern women's volleyball team traveled to take on the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos. The Lions were defeated by the Bronchos, 3-0 and moved to an overall record of 4-20 and 2-20 in the MIAA.
Missouri Southern (4-20, 2-10) vs Central Oklahoma (23-2,10-2)
Set 1: Missouri Southern 13 | Central Oklahoma 25
Josey Goldberg opened the scoring for the Lions with a kill. Both teams would trade points, until the Bronchos went on a three-point run, establishing a 6-3 lead.
Fernanda Merancio responded with a kill to break their momentum. Throughout the set, Missouri Southern gained points from
Amelia Neels (kills and block),
Anny Montano (kills),
Hannah Allick (ace),
Kyra Thomas (kills), Goldberg (kills), Merancio (kills and bock) and
Alana Moesch (kills). Central Oklahoma continued to add to their advantage pushing a six-point jump (22-12) and hold for the set.
Set 2: Missouri Southern 21 | Central Oklahoma 25
Missouri Southern came out strong, putting the first points on the board with a block and kill combination from
Fernanda Merancio (kill and block) and
Amelia Neels (block) to take an early 4-2 lead. The Lions extended their advantage to three points with contributions from Merancio (kill) and
Sydney Unruh (ace), pushing the score to 8-5. Central Oklahoma then went on a four-point run to reclaim a 17-14 lead. A final scoring push, with kills from
Josey Goldberg and Merancio, brought Missouri Southern within distance at 23-21. The Bronchos maintained their lead, clinching the second set.
Set 3: Missouri Southern 18 | Central Oklahoma 25
Central Oklahoma struck first, jumping out to a 3-0 lead before
Kyra Thomas broke their run with a kill. Missouri Southern responded with a 4-1 rally, highlighted by an
Amelia Neels kill, a block by
Josey Goldberg and Thomas, and an ace from
Hannah Allick to narrow the score to 9-7. The Bronchos answered back with a five-point surge to regain their lead, 14-7. The Lions would break a Bronchos rally with
Alana Moesch (kill) and combine blocks form Goldberg and Neels (18-11). Neels sparked a last-minute, four-point rally for the Lions, with contributions from Goldberg (two kills) and
Alana Moesch (kill). Bronchos maintained their lead and secured the match.
Missouri Southern Leaders -
KILLS: Fernanda Merancio – 9
SERVICE ACES: Hannah Allick – 2
BLOCKS: Kyra Thomas – 4
DIGS: Kyla Randall – 17
Central Oklahoma Leaders –
KILLS: Jenna Karp / Addison Wimmer – 9
SERVICE ACES: Lindsey Houran / Riley Roberts – 2
BLOCKS: Jenna Karp / Lari Migliorino / Sydney Huck – 2
DIGS: Katie Le – 21
Up Next;
The Lions will be back on the road on Friday, November 8 when they travel to take on the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats. Game time is set for 6:00 pm.
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