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October 10, 2009 -- The #8 Emporia State volleyball team rolled to their fifth straight sweep on Saturday against Missouri Southern. The Hornets outhit the Lions .421 to .142 on their way to a 25-15, 25-18 and 25-15 win.
In the first set ESU hit .410 as they led from the first serve and did not look back. They took their biggest lead of the match 21-11 and would keep that distance as they rolled to a 25-15 win.
In the second set ESU for the only time in the match as they fell behind 3-1 and would later trail 8-5. After trading points and trailing 14-11 ESU got three straight points off the service of Amy Byfield to take 16-15 lead. Jenna Snook then served for five straight points to help ESU take the 25-18 victory.
In the third set the Hornets hit .542 as they scored 11 of the first 13 points for an 11-2 advantage. The Lions would never get any closer than six points as they rolled to a 25-15 win.
Arica Shepard had her second straight double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs while hitting .381. It marks the fifth straight match that Shepard has hit over .300. Brittney Miller had a match high 15 kills and she hit .600 on the afternoon. Ting Liu finished with 44 assists and added four kills on .800 hitting. Amy Byfield continued her streak of double-figure dig matches with ten, that is now only within one of setting the ESU record in that category.
The Hornets will close out a three-match MIAA road stand at Southwest Baptist on Oct. 13. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Bolivar, Mo.
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