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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Griffons come into the MIAA tournament as the fifth seed and will travel to face off against the fourth seed Washburn Ichabods in the opening round of the tournament. MWSU and WU will play on Tuesday at 7:00 in Lee Arena in Topeka, Kansas.

Previewing Missouri Western

• The Griffons finished the with a record of 21-9 in the regular and 12-6 in the MIAA
• MWSU finished two game behind Washburn for the fourth spot in the MIAA
• Missouri Western has lost two straight for the first time since the first weekend in October.
• The Griffons are currently 7-5 on the road this season
• Missouri Western has been hitting .211 this season (6^th in the MIAA)
• MWSU is averaging 12.94 kills per game and 11.95 assist per game
• The Griffons average 1.98 blocks per set (4^th in the MIAA)
• Defensively, Missouri Western averages 17.70 digs per set (2^nd in the MIAA)
•  Senior Jordan Chohon continues to run the offensive averaging 10.39 assist per set (6^th in the MIAA)
• Chohon and Kayla Ruff each sit in the top-10 of the MIAA rankings in service aces
• Ruff tallied 515 total digs this season (4^th in the MIAA)
• Middle blockers Rachel Friedrichs and Lindsey Partridge each rank in the top-10 of the MIAA in blocks per set

Previewing #15 Washburn

• The Ichabods finished the regular season 27-4 overall and 14-4 in the MIAA regular season
• Washburn finished one game behind Nebraska-Kearney and Washburn for a tie for third place
• WU finished has lost two of their last three games of the regular season
• The Ichabods hold an 11-2 home record on the season
• As a team, Washburn has three players averaging at least two kills per game
• They have a kill percentage of .214 as a unit (5^th in the MIAA)
• Washburn sits second in the conference  in assist per set (13.28 assist per set)
• WU averages 19.66 digs per set (1^st in the MIAA)
• Offensively, Leanna Willer averages 4.11 kills per set (2^nd in the MIAA)
• Junior Sarah Vicory has a block average of 1.12 per set (1^st in the MIAA)
• Libero Alyssa Carney averages 5.61 digs per set (3^rd in the MIAA)

Last Meetings
Oct. 17^th vs. # 15 Washburn – L, 3-1
Box Score
Game Recap

Oct. 31^st vs. #10 Washburn – L, 3-0
Box Score
Game Recap

Championship Schedule

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (At higher seed)
Game 1: #8 Emporia State at #1 Central Oklahoma                 7 p.m.
Game 2: #5 Missouri Western at #4 Washburn                         7 p.m.
Game 3: #7 Northwest Missouri at #2 Central Missouri            7 p.m.
Game 4: #6 Fort Hays State at #3 Nebraska-Kearney             7 p.m.
 
Friday, November 20, 2015 (At highest remaining seed after 11/17)
Game 5: Semifinal
Game 6: Semifinal

Saturday, November 21, 2015 (At highest remaining seed after 11/17)
Game 7: MIAA Tournament Championship