Murray State
Jacksonville State
Racers swept at Jacksonville State, back in three-way tie for sixth place
11/5/2005 6:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Jacksonville State (14-10, 11-3 OVC) hit .392 for the match, opening with a .667 percentage in Game 1, getting 22 kills with only one error in 31 attacks in that game. Murray State (7-15, 5-9 OVC) had a .127 attack percentage for the match.
Murray State was led by junior middle blocker Holly Jansen, who had 13 kills with only three errors in 25 attacks for a .400 percentage. Freshman outside hitter Alison Mugler added eight kills and 13 digs for the Racers.
Freshman libero Heather Norris had a team-high 14 digs, while freshman setter Kelsey Hubert handed out 29 assists.
Jacksonville State was paced by Shari Weyer, who had 13 kills, and Suzi Terrell and Abbey Breit, who had 12 kills apiece. Breit hit .556 for the Gamecocks, while Weyer hit .462.
Kisha West had 21 digs for JSU, while Emily Withers had 12. Weyer also had a match-high five blocks, while Withers handed out 33 assists.
The loss, coupled with wins for Austin Peay and Samford, brought the three teams back into a tie for the all-important sixth-place spot.. Only the top six teams qualify for the O'Reilly's OVC Championship Tournament, and Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Southeast Missouri State and Tennessee State have all unofficially clinched berths. Only one berth is left to claim. Morehead State, Tennessee-Martin and Tennessee Tech have all unofficially been eliminated from tournament contention.
Each team has two regular-season matches left. Murray State closes out its regular-season slate at Tennessee-Martin on Thursday and at Austin Peay on Saturday, a match that looks like a do-or-die match for both teams. Austin Peay visits Tennessee State on Wednesday and hosts Murray State, while Samford travels to Southeast Missouri State on Friday and to Eastern Illinois on Saturday.
