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Following a 3-0 sweep of non-conference opponent Quincy (Ill.) on Tuesday night, the Truman volleyball team will host Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri this Friday and Saturday in Pershing Arena.
The Bulldogs (10-4, 3-2 MIAA) are in search of a 3-0 week of play and got off to a solid start in that quest with a sweep of future-GLVC foe Quincy on Tuesday night. Truman held QU to a -.054 hitting mark and pounded a .291 mark of its own in the match.
However, two MIAA teams continuing to improve visit Kirksville this weekend, as Missouri Western (8-6, 2-3 MIAA) and Northwest Missouri (8-4, 4-1 MIAA) come to Pershing on Friday and Saturday. Both teams were also in action on Tuesday, with the Missouri Western falling in four sets in a non-conference match at Rockhurst (Mo.) while Northwest fell in four at home to 3rd-ranked Washburn.
Truman entered the week fourth in the MIAA in hitting percentage, raising that mark to .219 after Tuesday night’s match, behind senior Megan Sharpe’s .350 attack line and 3.09 kills/set. The three-time AVCA all-American is also leading the squad with 1.22 blocks/set, good for second in the MIAA.
Meanwhile, sophomore Allie Brak has continued her hot start to the 2012 campaign, averaging a team-high 3.38 kills/set, ranking her eighth in the MIAA, while also adding 2.73 digs/set and a .199 hitting percentage. Freshmen Ali Patterson (1.90 k/s) and Abby Heise (1.89 k/s) also have contributed on the offensive side, with senior Emily Briseno (1.50 k/s; 0.83 b/s) adding nearly two points per set of her own.
Sophomore Meghan Zimmerman has served as a quadruple-threat, averaging nearly a kill per set and hitting .289 while leading the squad with 9.37 assists per set. She ranks third on the team with 2.71 digs/set and has a team-best 21 aces. Fellow sophomore Abby Moser continues to lead the back line with 224 total digs (4.31/set) on the season.
The Bulldogs are coached by Ben Briney, who, in his fourth season at the helm, has compiled an overall record of 79-39.
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