No. 4 Truman Hands UNO First Loss
Sep 8, 2006 | Volleyball
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Fourth-ranked Truman State ended the Mavericks' nine-match season-opening winning streaking, handing UNO a 3-0 (30-18, 30-21, 30-27) loss at the Washburn Lady Blues Classic on Friday afternoon. The loss drops 12th-ranked UNO to 9-1 on the season while Truman improves to 8-1.
The Mavericks, who defeated Fort Hays State 3-0 earlier in the day, were plagued by 26 attack errors in the match, hitting a season-low .072.
No Maverick could manage double figures in kills, with four players recording seven.
UNO's two leading hitters on the 2006 season, Christina Reicks and Carlie Christensen, each had seven kills. However, Christensen committed nine attack errors, hitting -.080 while Reicks had seven errors, hitting .000.
Reicks and senior libero Stacie Wemhoff led UNO defensively with each recording 16 digs.
Nebraska-Omaha continues action in the tournament on Saturday when they take on Emporia State at 3 p.m. and ninth-ranked Washburn at 5 p.m.
The Mavericks, who defeated Fort Hays State 3-0 earlier in the day, were plagued by 26 attack errors in the match, hitting a season-low .072.
No Maverick could manage double figures in kills, with four players recording seven.
UNO's two leading hitters on the 2006 season, Christina Reicks and Carlie Christensen, each had seven kills. However, Christensen committed nine attack errors, hitting -.080 while Reicks had seven errors, hitting .000.
Reicks and senior libero Stacie Wemhoff led UNO defensively with each recording 16 digs.
Nebraska-Omaha continues action in the tournament on Saturday when they take on Emporia State at 3 p.m. and ninth-ranked Washburn at 5 p.m.
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