(Peru, Neb.) – The Peru State College (PSC) Bobcat volleyball team captured their first-ever Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) win by sweeping the visiting Missouri Valley College Vikings 25-20, 25-16, 25-15. With the win, the 'Cats improve to 4-13 overall and 1-3 in the HAAC. The Vikings fell to 1-5 in the HAAC and 8-9 on the season.

Emily Maresh and Rachel Rippe lead the Bobcats through the traditional handshakes following PSC's first-ever HAAC win

n the first set, the Bobcats and Vikings battled back and forth before PSC pulled away at the end to gain the win. In both the second and third sets, Peru State jumped to early leads only to see Mo Valley cut into the leads. However, as each set progressed, the 'Cats kept pulling away to gain the important HAAC win.

Coach Lexie Baack was pleased with the Bobcat effort. Baack commented, “It was great to finally get our first conference win, especially having played close in the first three games. I hope this helps us right the ship and get us back on track.”

Maddy Lister hit .500 on the day with 12 kills	Carly Morehead added eight kills while hitting .538	Jessie Clark swats one of her eight kills

Maddy Lister (North Platte) led PSC with 12 kills and only two errors in 20 attempts for an outstanding hitting percentage of .500. Lister also added two digs. Also having a good hitting day was Carly Morehead (Fairbury) who added eight kills with just one error in 13 attempts for a .538 hitting percentage. In addition, Morehead had three digs, one service ace, and two block assists. Jessie Clark (Omaha) also had eight kills while having one service ace, one dig, and one block assist.

As a team, the 'Cats hit .229 for the game, much improved over their performance on Thursday evening against Grand View University.

Courtney Jurek setting one of her 15 assists in PSC win	Amanda Gilreath shoots one of her 11 assists to Morehead

Courtney Jurek (Bellevue) and Amanda Gilreath (Omaha) had 15 and 11 assists respectively. Each setter also had one service ace during the game. Jurek added six digs.

Emily Maresh (Central City) had 12 digs and three service aces, both team highs. Maresh added one assist from her libero position. Kelsey Monahan (Atkinson) contributed seven digs and two service aces.

Emily Maresh gets one of her team-high 12 digs	Kelsey Monahan added seven digs and two aces	Rachel Rippe will be recognized on Oct. 11 in Johnson

Next week the Bobcats will have two games on the road. On Tuesday night, the Bobcats will be traveling to Omaha to play the Grace University Royals in non-conference action at 7 p.m. The following Saturday, PSC will make the trip to Fayette, Mo., to play conference foe, Central Methodist University at 2 p.m.

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Bobcats will be playing former Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference competitor, Bellevue University, in Johnson at 7 p.m. This game is being played at Johnson-Brock High School and is being done by the two schools so they can honor three area players. Playing for the Bruins are Kali Schnacker of HTRS Public Schools and Jordan Broady from Johnson-Brock. Rachel Rippe, Bobcat senior middle blocker, is also a Johnson-Brock graduate.

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