
Members of the Fort Hays volleyball team celebrate a point during a match earlier this season. RAYMOND HILLEGAS Hays Daily News
Tigers see strides in 2009
11/16/2009
By CONOR NICHOLL
cnicholl@dailynews.net
The Fort Hays State University volleyball team finished 7-27 this fall, 3-17 in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association after a season-ending 3-0 loss to nationally ranked Emporia State University on Saturday. Under first-year coach Kurt Kohler, FHSU finished last in the conference, yet Kohler saw some positives.
"The wins and losses at this point, yeah, it's disappointing, but I really feel like our program took some huge strides in what we expected as far as work ethic goes," he said. "Working hard on the floor, getting to extra balls off the floor. Just improving fundamental skills, I think we are on the right track. Recruiting has gone real well. I think we continuing to build the program. The seven wins isn't anything what I expected, but it's what we got, so we will build from there."
FHSU slid back from a 9-25 record in 2008, but finished with its most conference victories since moving to the MIAA four seasons ago.
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- FHSU falls to Truman - 9/20/2009
- Tiger volleyball in home opener - 9/17/2009
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- Liggett, Tigers break long streak - 9/9/2009
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| Volleyball Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Location | Score |
| 9/19 | Truman State | Hays, KS | L 3-1 |
| 9/18 | NW Missouri | Hays, KS | L 3-2 |
| 9/5 | Eastern N.M. | Portales, N.M. | W 3-0 |
| 9/5 | Panhandle State | Portales, N.M. | W 3-0 |
| 9/4 | N.M. Highlands | Portales, N.M. | W 3-1 |
| 9/4 | CSU-Pueblo | Portales, N.M. | L 3-0 |
| 8/29 | Nebraska-Kearney | Kearney, Neb. | L 3-0 |
| 8/29 | Bemidji State | Kearney, Neb. | L 3-0 |
| 8/28 | Rockhurrst | Kearney, Neb. | L 3-0 |
| 8/28 | Newman | Kearney, Neb. | L 3-1 |



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