HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Graduate outside hitter Carly Purdy had a career-high 21 kills to help third-ranked Nebraska Kearney beat Fort Hays State in four sets (-20, 24-26, -18, -14) Thursday night in the MIAA Tournament in St. Joseph, Mo.

This was a quarterfinal match with top-seeded UNK (27-3) set to face either eighth-ranked Central Oklahoma or 24th-ranked Emporia State Friday at 7:30 p.m. in one semifinal match. Those two played late Friday.

On the other side of the bracket, Pittsburg State upset 16th-ranked Missouri Western in five sets while seventh-ranked Washburn bested No. 34 Central Missouri in four. The Lopers out hit the Tigers (16-13) by exactly 100 points, but Hays hung around thanks to 13.0 team blocks and a big night from sophomore Grace Schmedding (16 kills, 18 di

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