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FRED HUNT / Hays Daily News Fort Hays State University junior Alissa Tonniges and senior Sarah Schinstock try to block a spike from Nebraska-Kearney senior Alison Glidden during game one Saturday evening at Gross Memorial Coliseum. 102007

Tiger volleyball fails to make tourney

11/3/2007

By NICK McQUEEN

Hays Daily News

All season, the Fort Hays State University volleyball team has been seeking consistency.

In Saturday night's Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association match with No. 18 ranked Pittsburg State University at Gross Memorial Coliseum, the rowdy crowd on hand witnessed both ends of the spectrum in the absence of said consistency.

The Tigers went from being at their worst to being at their best in trying to keep their season alive.

In the end, though, Pittsburg State proved to have the upper hand, outlasting Fort Hays in five games, 30-15, 30-17, 17-30, 31-33, 15-12.

"Those last three games are how we can play," said Tiger third-year coach Steve Smith. "Unfortunately so were the first two. What we would like is just a little more consistency."

The loss ended the 2007 season for the Tigers as they finished at 16-17 overall and 2-11 in MIAA play. A win would have earned them the eighth and final berth in this week's MIAA postseason tourney.

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Volleyball Scores
Date Opponent Location Score
11/03 Pittsburg State Hays, KS L 3-2
11/3 Pittsburg State Hays, KS L 3-2
10/30 Newman Wichita, KS W 3-1
8/26 Missouri Southern Joplin, MO L 3-0
10/25 Emporia State Emporia, KS L 3-0
10/20 Nebraska-Kearney Hays, KS L 3-0
10/18 Washburn Topeka, KS L 3-0
10/13 Truman State Hays, KS L 3-0
10/09 Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. W 3-1
10/6 NW Missouri Hays, KS L 3-1