Central Missouri vs. Nebraska-Kearney Volleyball: Matchup Preview

Matchup · Central Mo. at Neb.-Kearney · Fri, Oct 16, 5:30 PM CT

Central Mo.

11–8 · 4–3 conf. · AVCA receiving votes · power #50

vs.

Neb.-Kearney

17–1 · 6–0 conf. · AVCA #5 · power #1

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Prediction

From the power rating, at Neb.-Kearney. Central Mo. is expected to win 42.4% of rallies.

Central Mo. wins · power rank 50

3–0 0%3–1 1%3–2 2%

97%

Neb.-Kearney wins · power rank 1

3–0 64%3–1 26%3–2 7%

Where the match is won

Each team's strength set against the other's matching skill. Full season, ranked nationally.

Central Mo. on offense

Central Mo. attack vs. Neb.-Kearney defense

Central Mo. hitting %.224 · 62nd Neb.-Kearney opp. hitting % allowed.082 · 1st

Slight edge: Neb.-Kearney

Central Mo. serve vs. Neb.-Kearney passing

Central Mo. aces per set1.45 · 219th Neb.-Kearney reception error %5.1% · 4th

Edge: Neb.-Kearney

Central Mo. siding out vs. Neb.-Kearney serving

Central Mo. sideout %55.6% · 124th Neb.-Kearney point-scoring %57.0% · 1st

Edge: Neb.-Kearney

Neb.-Kearney on offense

Neb.-Kearney attack vs. Central Mo. defense

Neb.-Kearney hitting %.305 · 3rd Central Mo. opp. hitting % allowed.201 · 196th

Edge: Neb.-Kearney

Neb.-Kearney serve vs. Central Mo. passing

Neb.-Kearney aces per set1.48 · 202nd Central Mo. reception error %7.4% · 83rd

Edge: Central Mo.

Neb.-Kearney siding out vs. Central Mo. serving

Neb.-Kearney sideout %67.5% · 2nd Central Mo. point-scoring %42.3% · 223rd

Edge: Neb.-Kearney

What each team does well

Central Mo.

What they do well

Assists per set12.43 · 36th in D2
Blocks per set2.20 · 35th in D2
Kills per set13.28 · 49th in D2
Hitting %.224 · 62nd in D2

Where they can be pushed

Point-scoring %42.3% · 223rd in D2
Aces per set1.45 · 219th in D2
Opponent hitting %.201 · 196th in D2

Neb.-Kearney

What they do well

Sideout %67.5% · 2nd in D2
Point-scoring %57.0% · 1st in D2
Opponent hitting %.082 · 1st in D2
Hitting %.305 · 3rd in D2

Where they can be pushed

Aces per set1.48 · 202nd in D2

Side by side

Full season, ranked nationally. The bar shows how much of the field each team is better than; the tick is the median.

Central Mo.Neb.-Kearney

Attack

Hitting %

.22462nd of 281

.3053rd of 281

Kills per set

13.2849th of 281

13.8521st of 281

Assists per set

12.4336th of 281

12.5727th of 281

Sideout %Points won when receiving serve

55.6%124th of 281

67.5%2nd of 281

Serve

Aces per set

1.45219th of 281

1.48202nd of 281

Service errors per setLower is better

1.88104th of 281

1.177th of 281

Point-scoring %Points won while serving

42.3%223rd of 281

57.0%1st of 281

Pass & defend

Reception error %Serves received that became aces · Lower is better

7.4%83rd of 281

5.1%4th of 281

Digs per set

15.8198th of 281

17.4622nd of 281

Blocks per set

2.2035th of 281

2.4810th of 281

Opponent hitting %Lower is better

.201196th of 281

.0821st of 281

Bottom of D2MedianTop

Against good teams and late in sets

	Central Mo.	Neb.-Kearney
Power rank	50	1
Schedule strength rank	60	99
Record vs. top 50	2–5	7–1
Hitting % vs. top 50	.189	.254
Opponents hit vs. top 50	.284	.149
Rallies won at 20–20 or later	47.1% 157	58.8% 80

Players to watch

Each team's leader in every category (regulars only: half of the team's sets). Full season, ranked nationally.

Central Mo.Neb.-Kearney

Kills per set

Maya Fergerson OH

3.26 · 202 kills · 90th in D2

Carly Purdy OH

3.13 · 147 kills · 121st in D2

Hitting %

Kaelyn McDonald MB

.313 · 145–35–352 · 123rd in D2

Sydney Davis MB

.404 · 93–11–203 · 16th in D2

Assists per set

Chloe Rauner S

7.03 · 436 assists · 96th in D2

Ellie Eckman S

6.06 · 291 assists · 136th in D2

Aces per set

Kirsten Harper DS

0.33 · 22 aces · 359th in D2

Ellie Spang DS

0.35 · 17 aces · 263rd in D2

Blocks per set

Kaelyn McDonald MB

1.09 · 75 blocks · 38th in D2

Sydney Davis MB

1.29 · 62 blocks · 10th in D2

Digs per set

Ragin Corwin L/DS

4.67 · 322 digs · 53rd in D2

Ellie Spang DS

4.81 · 231 digs · 39th in D2

Points per set

Maya Fergerson OH

3.48 · 215.5 points · 145th in D2

Carly Purdy OH

3.41 · 160.5 points · 166th in D2

Common opponents

Opponent	Central Mo.	Neb.-Kearney
Ark.-Fort Smith	W 3–0 25-20, 25-12, 25-14	W 3–0 25-18, 25-13, 25-17
Northeastern St.	W 3–0 25-13, 25-8, 25-16	W 3–0 25-8, 25-13, 25-14
Washburn	L 1–3 25-22, 11-25, 12-25, 17-25	W 3–0 25-15, 25-13, 25-17

Central Mo. roster


1	Chloe Rauner	S	62	29	116	0.47	.172	7.0396th D2	0.16	0.31	2.31	0.78
2	Nora Wiley	OH	21	5	25	0.24	-.120	0.00	0.29	0.00	1.48	0.52
4	Bree Messenger	OH	13	6	20	0.46	.000	0.00	0.08	0.15	1.08	0.62
5	Maya Fergerson	OH	62	202	514	3.2690th D2	.222	0.02	0.02	0.39	0.73	3.48
6	Shelbi Wilson	S	13	0	0	0.00	—	0.85	0.08	0.00	0.46	0.08
7	Mia Lieberman	MB	6	1	6	0.17	-.167	0.00	0.17	0.17	0.00	0.42
8	Evynn Olsen	L/DS	56	1	5	0.02	.000	0.05	0.14	0.00	1.68	0.16
9	Kirsten Harper	L/DS	67	3	11	0.04	.091	0.22	0.33	0.01	1.91	0.38
11	Ashlynn Jaccard	MB	48	74	164	1.54	.305	0.08	0.19	0.71	0.48	2.10
13	Brenna Kelly	OH	51	1	7	0.02	.000	0.16	0.12	0.02	2.33	0.15
14	Kaelyn McDonald	MB	69	145	352	2.10	.313	0.22	0.07	1.0938th D2	0.46	2.78
15	Ragin Corwin	L/DS	69	0	9	0.00	.000	0.97	0.30	0.00	4.6753rd D2	0.30
16	Isabella Holcomb	S	44	9	48	0.20	.125	6.64	0.16	0.20	1.39	0.48
17	Bria Dawson	MB	46	99	233	2.15	.309	0.09	0.00	0.91	0.22	2.66
18	Aspen Nelsen	OH	15	4	9	0.27	.333	0.00	0.13	0.00	0.00	0.40
19	Shaye Koski	OH	65	150	525	2.31	.158	0.02	0.00	0.32	0.49	2.48
20	Grace Wagers	MB	63	135	330	2.14	.248	0.02	0.00	0.71	0.38	2.52
21	Sammy Klotz	OH	27	52	140	1.93	.179	0.00	0.00	0.26	0.26	2.06

Neb.-Kearney roster


1	Ellie Eckman	S	48	6	20	0.13	.300	6.06	0.27	0.00	1.50	0.40
2	Mia Brenner	L/DS	7	0	0	0.00	—	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.43	0.00
3	Rhyan Mock	L/DS	15	0	3	0.00	.000	0.40	0.20	0.00	1.00	0.20
4	Ellie Spang	L/DS	48	0	6	0.00	.000	0.79	0.35	0.00	4.8139th D2	0.35
5	Anna Laincz	OH	10	5	19	0.50	.211	0.00	0.00	0.10	0.40	0.55
6	Julia Davenport	L/DS	38	0	0	0.00	—	0.16	0.18	0.00	0.53	0.18
7	Madeline Lamb	OH	12	8	22	0.67	.273	0.00	0.00	0.08	1.08	0.71
8	Taryn Arbuthnot	OH	44	3	14	0.07	.143	0.09	0.23	0.00	2.05	0.30
9	Grace Schmedding	OH	48	128	349	2.67	.289	0.23	0.25	0.27	3.17	3.06
10	Brynn Stowell	OH	48	131	295	2.73	.34969th D2	0.04	0.02	0.60	0.50	3.09
13	Megan Leedle	MB	33	50	91	1.52	.473	0.00	0.00	0.76	0.36	1.97
14	Carly Purdy	OH	47	147	377	3.13	.276	0.00	0.00	0.47	0.53	3.41
15	Addison Budke	OH	14	17	42	1.21	.262	0.00	0.00	0.14	0.64	1.29
16	Sydney Davis	MB	48	93	203	1.94	.40416th D2	0.10	0.00	1.2910th D2	0.48	2.76
17	Bryn McNair	OH	43	39	136	0.91	.096	0.09	0.00	0.63	0.72	1.26
18	Callie Squiers	S	48	6	31	0.13	.161	4.73	0.17	0.00	2.17	0.29
19	Sophia Thompson	MB	24	29	49	1.21	.469	0.17	0.00	0.67	0.29	1.58
24	Celia Spilker	MB	11	5	19	0.45	.105	0.00	0.00	0.55	0.09	0.77
26	Brylee Nelsen	S	3	0	0	0.00	—	1.67	0.00	0.00	0.33	0.00

Neb.-Kearney schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Thu, Aug 27	vs. Colorado Mesa	13–3	L 0–3 17-25, 29-31, 17-25
Fri, Aug 28	vs. Biola	12–4	W 3–0 25-19, 26-24, 27-25
Fri, Aug 28	at DBU	12–3	W 3–0 25-23, 25-21, 25-20
Sat, Aug 29	vs. Mississippi Christian	6–13	W 3–0 25-4, 25-16, 25-15
Tue, Sep 1	vs. Peru St.	0–1	W 3–0 25-11, 25-11, 25-22
Thu, Sep 3	at Dominican (CA)	4–12	W 3–0 25-7, 25-8, 25-12
Fri, Sep 4	at Northwest Nazarene	10–5	W 3–0 25-22, 25-17, 25-17
Fri, Sep 4	at Rollins	9–8	W 3–0 27-25, 25-12, 25-19
Sat, Sep 5	vs. Jessup	3–13	W 3–0 25-8, 25-16, 25-12
Fri, Sep 11	vs. Northwestern Okla.	8–13	W 3–0 25-9, 25-14, 25-6
Sat, Sep 12	vs. William Jewell	2–14	W 3–0 25-7, 25-14, 25-18
Sat, Sep 12	vs. Hastings	2–2	W 3–0 25-11, 25-15, 25-16
Wed, Sep 16	at Fort Hays St. MIAA	14–6	W 3–0 25-12, 25-12, 25-17
Sat, Sep 19	at Washburn MIAA	17–3	W 3–0 25-15, 25-13, 25-17
Fri, Sep 25	vs. Emporia St. MIAA	15–3	W 3–0 25-18, 25-14, 25-17
Sat, Sep 26	vs. Pittsburg St. MIAA	12–6	W 3–0 25-21, 25-22, 25-23
Wed, Sep 30	vs. Ark.-Fort Smith MIAA	14–6	W 3–0 25-18, 25-13, 25-17
Fri, Oct 2	vs. Northeastern St. MIAA	1–16	W 3–0 25-8, 25-13, 25-14
Fri, Oct 9	at Northwest Mo. St. MIAA	6–9	Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Sat, Oct 10	at Missouri Western MIAA	15–1	Oct 10, 1:00 PM CT 83%
Tue, Oct 13	vs. York (NE)	0–0	Oct 13, 6:00 PM CT
Fri, Oct 16	vs. Central Mo. MIAA	11–8	Oct 16, 5:30 PM CT 97%
Sat, Oct 17	at Emporia St. MIAA	15–3	Oct 17, 4:00 PM CT 88%
Fri, Oct 23	at Newman MIAA	6–14	Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Sat, Oct 24	at Central Okla. MIAA	14–5	Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 96%
Tue, Oct 27	vs. Doane	0–0	Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT
Fri, Oct 30	vs. Fort Hays St. MIAA	14–6	Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 97%
Fri, Nov 6	vs. Mo. Southern St. MIAA	6–11	Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 99%
Sat, Nov 7	vs. Central Mo. MIAA	11–8	Nov 7, 6:00 PM CT 97%

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Central Mo. schedule

Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
Thu, Aug 27	at Barry	11–2	W 3–1 15-25, 25-12, 26-24, 25-19
Fri, Aug 28	at Lynn	15–2	L 0–3 21-25, 11-25, 21-25
Fri, Aug 28	at Bentley	13–6	L 2–3 25-13, 23-25, 25-20, 19-25, 12-15
Sat, Aug 29	at Grand Valley St.	14–3	W 3–2 14-25, 25-23, 25-23, 17-25, 15-11
Fri, Sep 4	at Wayne St. (NE)	16–1	L 0–3 20-25, 22-25, 14-25
Fri, Sep 4	at Regis (CO)	2–15	W 3–0 25-18, 25-13, 25-16
Sat, Sep 5	at West Tex. A&M	8–9	L 1–3 20-25, 15-25, 25-21, 19-25
Fri, Sep 11	at Ill. Springfield	4–12	W 3–0 25-17, 25-14, 25-13
Sat, Sep 12	at Arkansas Tech	11–9	W 3–1 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19
Sat, Sep 12	at McKendree	2–14	W 3–1 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 25-13
Tue, Sep 15	at Rockhurst	11–5	L 1–3 23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 27-29
Fri, Sep 18	at Ark.-Fort Smith MIAA	14–6	W 3–0 25-20, 25-12, 25-14
Sat, Sep 19	at Northeastern St. MIAA	1–16	W 3–0 25-13, 25-8, 25-16
Tue, Sep 22	vs. Maryville (MO)	8–9	W 3–0 25-22, 25-20, 25-23
Fri, Sep 25	at Central Okla. MIAA	14–5	L 1–3 22-25, 25-18, 22-25, 13-25
Sat, Sep 26	at Newman MIAA	6–14	W 3–0 25-20, 33-31, 25-20
Tue, Sep 29	vs. Northwest Mo. St. MIAA	6–9	W 3–0 25-19, 25-21, 25-14
Fri, Oct 2	vs. Missouri Western MIAA	15–1	L 1–3 25-23, 15-25, 24-26, 20-25
Tue, Oct 6	at Washburn MIAA	17–3	L 1–3 25-22, 11-25, 12-25, 17-25
Fri, Oct 9	vs. Mo. Southern St. MIAA	6–11	Oct 9, 6:00 PM CT 95%
Fri, Oct 16	at Neb.-Kearney MIAA	17–1	Oct 16, 5:30 PM CT 3%
Sat, Oct 17	at Northwest Mo. St. MIAA	6–9	Oct 17, 5:00 PM CT 76%
Thu, Oct 22	vs. Pittsburg St. MIAA	12–6	Oct 22, 6:00 PM CT 43%
Sat, Oct 24	vs. Emporia St. MIAA	15–3	Oct 24, 2:00 PM CT 37%
Tue, Oct 27	at Mo. Southern St. MIAA	6–11	Oct 27, 6:00 PM CT 92%
Fri, Oct 30	vs. Washburn MIAA	17–3	Oct 30, 6:00 PM CT 31%
Fri, Nov 6	at Fort Hays St. MIAA	14–6	Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 42%
Sat, Nov 7	at Neb.-Kearney MIAA	17–1	Nov 7, 6:00 PM CT 3%