Fort Hays State Volleyball (13-4, 2-3 MIAA)
at No. 9 Washburn (15-1, 4-1 MIAA)
Friday, October 10, 2025 • 6 p.m.
Topeka, Kan. • Whiting Fieldhouse
 
at Emporia State (13-3, 4-1 MIAA)
Saturday, October 11, 2025 • 7 p.m.
Emporia, Kan. • White Auditorium
 
The Fort Hays State volleyball team wraps up a five-game road trip this weekend (Oct. 10-11) with a pair of in-state conference matches. The Tigers will first take on ninth-ranked Washburn on Friday at 6 p.m. in Topeka before battling Emporia State for the 100th time in series history on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Emporia.
 
The Tigers enter the weekend 13-4 overall and 2-3 in the MIAA, while the Ichabods are 15-1 on the year and 4-1 in conference play and the Hornets are 13-3 this season and 4-1 in league action. Fort Hays State has already surpassed its win total from last season, while the 13 wins so far this season match the team's high win total during the Jessica Wood-Atkins era.
 
Live video will be available for both matches via The MIAA Network on a pay-per-view basis. Fans can purchase access to a single broadcast for $15, a monthly recurring subscription for $35 and a year-long MIAA Network All-Access pass for $140. Live stats from Topeka will be available here, with live stats against ESU available here.
 
Fort Hays State ranks in the top half of the league in numerous statistical categories, including kills per set (fifth, 13.79), hitting percentage (fifth, .227), aces per set (fifth, 1.57) and digs per set (sixth, 16.03). Four Tigers are averaging at least two kills per set, led by Ashlyn Reeves and her 2.58 kills per frame. Gracie Rains is close behind with 2.53 kills per set, while Peyton Bergschneider puts up 2.15 kills per set and Ella Goodwin is averaging 1.97 kills per stanza.
 
Abrey Galt leads the team with 6.28 assists per set, while Annie Eaton (2.87) and Caiya Stucky Reyes (2.34) both average more than two assists per frame. Kirsten Evans already has 30 service aces this season, second-most in the conference, while her team-best 3.60 digs per set rank 13th in the league.
 
Washburn leads the nation with an attack percentage of .307 while ranking fourth nationally and tops in the conference with an opposing swing rate of .110. Bella Limback leads the country with an attack rate of .546, while Austin Broadie is second in the conference with a team-best 3.49 kills per frame.
 
The Ichabods hold a slim 56-54 lead in the all-time series, including wins in each of the last two meetings. The Tigers are 1-11 against Washburn under Wood-Atkins.
 
The Hornets rank 22nd in the country with an average of 2.39 blocks per set, fifth-most in the MIAA. Nyia Anderson leads the team with 2.96 kills per frame, eighth-most in the conference, while Brooklynn Weaver's 1.16 blocks per set are third-most in the league.
 
Emporia State leads in the all-time series, 66-33. The Hornets have won each of the last four meetings after FHSU had won four of six meetings between 2019 and 2022. The Tigers are 4-8 against the Hornets under Wood-Atkins.
 
Looking ahead, Fort Hays State will play seven of its final nine regular season matches at home beginning next Friday (Oct. 17) when the Tigers host fourth-ranked Central Oklahoma. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.