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Emily Matio
Emily Matio led the Hawks with 10 kills and four blocks.
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Winner Rockhurst RU 23-5, 11-3 GLVC
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Truman State TSU 18-8, 8-6 GLVC
Winner
Rockhurst RU
23-5, 11-3 GLVC
3
Final
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Truman State TSU
18-8, 8-6 GLVC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Rockhurst RU 25 25 25 (3)
Truman State TSU 21 22 21 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Hawks sweep Truman for 23rd victory

The 23rd-ranked Rockhurst Hawks bounced back from a pair of road losses to sweep Truman State 3-0  (25-21, 25-22, 25-21) Tuesday night in Kirksville, Missouri.

Emily Matio led the Hawks (23-5, 11-3 GLVC) with 10 kills and four blocks. Alyssa Woodman posted nine kills and 10 digs. Karli Reichert also had nine kill.. Emma Kriete posted eight kills, while Kalie Arnold collected a team-high 25 digs. Dani Prusha tallied 26 assists and eight digs.

Set One: Rockhurst 25, Truman State 21
The Hawks jumped to a 12-6 lead. Matio tallied four kills and two blocks.

Set Two: Rockhurst 25, Truman State 22
Rockhurst held off a late Truman State rally after holding a 15-8 lead. Reichert posted six kills.

Set Three: Rockhurst 25, Truman State 21
The Hawks closed the set on an 11-5 run to rally from a 16-14 deficit. Matio and Woodman combined for 10 kills.

Player of the Match
Emily Matio. The senior middle hitter only had three hitting errors while collecting a .368 hitting percentage. Six of her 10 kills came in the third set.

Inside The Box Score
• The Hawks had a .248 hitting percentage, while holding Truman State to a .173 hitting percentage.
• Rockhurst tallied 38 assists on its 41 kills.

Notes
• The Hawks are in third place in the GLVC with four conference matches remaining.
• Head coach Tracy Rietzke increased his career wins total to 1,235. The all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division II ranks fourth in career wins for all three NCAA levels.
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