UMKC 3, SIU Edwardsville 0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-19)

Kansas City, Mo. - The UMKC volleyball team finished off their home schedule with a, 3-0, win over SIU Edwardsville on Tuesday night.  The win moves the team's home record to 7-3 and gives them the highest home winning percentage in school history, eclipsing the .692 mark set in 1999.  Sophomore Elizabeth Beck and Kelsey Knoche led the team in the match as the pair finished with 11 and nine kills, respectively.

The 'Roos jumped out to a, 1-0, lead in the match, taking the first set, 25-22.  The two teams were tied early at six, until UMKC went on a 5-0 run to take an 11-6 lead in the set.  The squad would extend its lead to six at 14-8, before ending the set on a kill by senior Jamie Hagerman.  Sophomore Nicole Kerkman finished with eight of the team's 31 digs in the set, while Beck and Knoche each added four kills.

The Kangaroos extended their lead to 2-0, after defeating the Cougars, 25-20.  The two teams battled early, but UMKC used a 5-1 run to take a five point lead at 12-7.  The 'Roos would lead by as many as eight in the set, before an SIUE error gave the team its 2-0 lead heading into halftime.  Kerkman again led the team in digs, as the Omaha, Neb., native recorded a team-high 10, while setter Holly Schmidt and Erin Wellwood each chipped in five assists.

The 'Roos closed out the match with a, 25-19, set three win over SIUE.  In the set, the squad jumped out to an early 4-0 lead before the Cougars reeled off four points of their own to tie the set.  The teams would stay close, alternating 14 straight points with the 'Roos leading 7-6.  The team would again use an extended run to increase its lead, reeling off six of the next seven points to take an 18-14 lead.  The Cougars would not get within two the rest of the match, as UMKC used a 6-2 run to end the match.  Beck again led the team in kills with four, while Hagerman and sophomore Christiana McQuin added three.  Wellwood, meanwhile, finished the set with nine assists.

In the match, the team finished with 78 digs, tying The Summit League season high for digs in a three-set match.  Kerkman led the team in digs with 20, while Knoche, Hagerman and Wellwood added 14, 12, and 10 respectively.  Wellwood added 22 assists to notch her 10th double-double of the season, while Schmidt tallied 12.

For complete results, please visit www.umkckangaroos.com

Western Illinois 3, Illinois - Chicago 1 (25-21, 25-20, 25-22, 25-22)

CHICAGO -- Freshman Katie Hosteng had a career-high 19 kills to help the Western Illinois volleyball team rebound from an opening-set loss for a 3-1 win over Illinois-Chicago on the road Tuesday night.

The Leathernecks dropped the opening set 25-21 before sweeping the final three sets 25-20, 25-22 and 25-22.

Western jumped out to a 10-5 lead in the first set only to have the Flames make a comeback to go ahead 13-12. The Leathernecks responded by tying the set at 19-19, but the Flames quickly regained the lead and never look back.

Western again went ahead in the second set, leading by an early 11-6 margin. UIC would come back within two, but Western never surrendered the lead in a convincing five-point win.

The third set saw the Flames take the early lead at 12-6. Western responded with a 5-0 run to pull within 12-11 before finally taking their first lead at 18-17. UIC went ahead again at 20-18, but the Leathernecks stole the lead right back and cruised to the 25-22 win thanks to some huge blocks.

Neither team control of the fourth set until Western went up 21-17 late in the set. The Flames fought back within 21-20, but the Leathernecks held on for the 25-22 win to end a two-match losing streak.

Western had fewer kills in the match as the Flames held a 66-62 advantage in that category, but the Leathernecks came up with 12 blocks compared to UIC's three.

Hosteng hit for a .415 percentage (19k, 2e, 41ta) and had five total blocks for one of her strongest individual outings of the season. Cait Egan chipped in 15 kills for the Leathernecks with a .467 hittinger percentage (1e, 30ta) while Ellen Miller had her second-highest assists total of the season with 52. Miller also had 12 digs for her 20th double-double of the season while Bridget Murphy led the defense with 14 digs.

For complete results, please visit www.goleathernecks.com

Weber State 3, Southern Utah 1 (25-20, 28-30, 25-28, 25-21)

OGDEN, Utah - Southern Utah split the opening sets with the Weber State Wildcats on Tuesday night, but suffered defeat in four as the Thunderbirds dropped a 25-20, 28-30, 25-18, 25-21 decision on the road.  The loss drops the T-Birds to 8-19 on the year while WSU moves to 7-19 with the win.

SUU found itself down early in the first set as Weber State raced to a 4-0 lead before the T-Birds answered with three straight points of their own.  However, Southern Utah just wasn't able to crack into the Wildcat lead as the home team held the advantage through the end of the stanza to post a 25-20 victory.

The Thunderbirds fell behind early in the second set as well, but fought back to tie the game at 10-10 and then recorded back-to-back points on an Analaine Pelaez and a WSU attacking error.  The lead didn't hold as long as the T-Birds would have hoped as the teams worked through 11 ties down the stretch.  Southern Utah fought off four Wildcat set points before finally taking a 29-28 lead after another Pelaez kill and closed out the 30-28 victory following a WSU attacking error.

Early deficits proved to be the demise of Southern Utah in each of the third and fourth sets as the Wildcats built leads of 3-0 in each stanza.  Weber State held the advantage through each of the closing sets, claiming victories of 25-18 and 25-21 to capture the match.

Pelaez led all attackers with a match-high 29 kills, marking a new single-game record for the redshirt freshman.  Jazmine Ma'afala joined her in double figures with 13 kills and added 13 digs for her 11th double-double of the season.  Jenna Leggat and Chelsea Bair led the Wildcat attack with 20 and 17 kills, respectively.

For complete results, please visit www.suutbirds.com

Louisiana Tech 3, Centenary 2 (25-17, 22-25, 25-20, 24-26, 15-8)

RUSTON, La.-In non-league action, the Centenary women's volleyball battled in-state rival Louisiana Tech to five sets, but fell 3-2 in the end on Tuesday evening.

The Ladies (4-23, 0-15 Summit) dropped set one, 25-17, but evened the match winning set two, 25-22. The Lady Techsters were able to ease past with a 25-20 set three win, before Centenary took set four, 26-24 to push a deciding set. Louisiana Tech found a way to pull off the competitive match with a 15-8 set five win.

Centenary managed to tally nine kills to its nine errors in set one for a .000 attack percentage. The score was tied at 16-16 then Louisiana Tech went on a late 5-0 run to go up 21-16.

Freshman Blair Claypoole ended the scoring threat on a kill, but the Lady Techsters finished with four straight points on three Ladies attack errors.

In much better fashion with 15 kills to out hit the Lady Techsters .196 to .111 in the second set, the Ladies took the set never trailing.

Though Louisiana Tech did find a way to narrow the early deficit to one at 16-15, but wasn't able to bring it any closer as sophomore Brianna Kern used two final kills to end the set.

Tied at 1-1, Centenary fell down 3-0 on two errors in the third set. After pulling within one, the Ladies allowed the Lady Techsters to tally four points to go up 9-4.

A 6-0 Centenary run on kills by sophomore Jaclyn Lopez, Kern and two by Claypoole, along with a service ace by junior libero Bethany Kern, the Ladies tied the set at 10-10. Though a battle until the end, Louisiana Tech was able to secure the lead and win.

In the fourth set, the Ladies played their best volleyball of the night with a .350 attack percentage, recording 18 kills to just four mistakes. The lead exchanged 15 times throughout the set. It remained a one-point set until freshmen Mackenzie Hubbard and Christina Fellows ended it with two strong kills.

Up 3-0 in the deciding set, the Ladies looked strong and were able to capitalize on the Lady Techsters' mistakes, however two service aces by the home team and two attack errors by Centenary gave Louisiana Tech a 5-3 lead.

Sophomore Jennifer Kunze tied the score at 7-7 on a kill, but a 4-0 run followed allowing the Lady Techsters to secure a solid lead. Two final attack errors by the Ladies gave way for a disappointing loss.

Kunze led Centenary with 17 kills, while Lopez had a match-high 49 assists and 20 digs.

For complete results, please visit www.gocentenary.com