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Box Score 2 PITTSBURG, Kan. – Day two of the Pitt State Classic looked a lot like day one, opening the day with a 3-1 win over Missouri Southern before finishing the day with a 3-0 loss to Quincy on Saturday afternoon.
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SE finished the weekend with a 2-0 record against MIAA regional competition, including a win over the host Pitt State, but posted an 0-2 record against the GLVC, with only the match against Rockhurst counting as regional competition between the two.
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The Savage Storm move to 2-2 on the season and will now return home to host its own tournament, the South Central Classic which will be played Sept. 13-14 in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
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Megan Kunkel turned in the best offensive game of the young season against MSSU, posting 20 kills and hitting a season-high .459 in the match with just three errors in 37 attempts.
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Emily Gentle chipped in 13 kills in her first action of the season.
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Madelynne Cera dished out 37 assists in her first playing time of the year, while also pitching in four kills and three digs.
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Taylor Benner led the defense with 14 digs, while Gentle turned in the double-double with 11 digs.
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The Lions took the first set by a 25-21 mark, but the Storm responded by hitting .393 as a team in the second set to reel off a 25-16 win. That momentum carried into the third set with a 25-22 win and SE closed out the match with a 25-19 fourth set, hitting .455 as a team in the final set.
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In the weekend finale, Gentle led the offense with 14 kills, while Kunkel had her fourth-straight double-digit kill match with 11.
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Cera handed out 28 assists in the match and added two kills, three digs and a pair of blocks.
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Benner again paced the back row defense with 11 digs, while Cera and
Julia Benford each had a pair of blocks.
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SE got off to a slow start with Quincy taking the first set 25-18, the Storm bounced back and forced extra points in the second set but could not close it out, falling 27-25. QU would finish the sweep with a 25-21 win in the third set.
