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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The sixth-ranked Lady Blues volleyball team continued their winning ways on Friday at the Rockhurst Fall Classic beating Midwestern State 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-22) and Upper Iowa 3-1 (18-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-22) to improve to 10-0 on the season. The first set loss to Upper Iowa was the first set that Washburn has lost all season.

The Lady Blues out-hit Midwestern State .337 to .149 for the match, held the Mustangs to a .000 hitting percentage in set two and recorded 43 kills to 32 for MSU. Junior outside hitter Ashley Shepard led the way for WU with 13 kills and a .500 attack percentage. Senior setter Kate Hampson dished out 35 assists and had 10 digs for her second double-double of the season.

The Lady Blues dropped the first set to Upper Iowa 25-18 after the Peacocks hit .517 with 17 kills. WU responded with a resounding 25-14 win in set two to even the match, then finishing out the win with 25-20 and 25-22 wins in sets three and four, respectively.

UIU led 3-1 early in set two, but the Lady Blues scored 18 of the next 24 points to grab a commanding lead. Sophomore middle hitter Mollie Lacy finished with 16 kills to lead Washburn. Freshman outside hitter Hillary Hughes and sophomore rightside hitter Breanna Lewis each had 10 kills. Hampson had 31 assists, while sophomore Amanda Guess added 17. Freshman Tessa Brophy got the start at libero and finished with 13 digs.

The Lady Blues will wrap up play in the Rockhurst Fall Classic on Saturday with two games. WU will square off with Eastern New Mexico at 9 a.m. as head coach Chris Herron goes for his 300th career coaching win. WU will finish up against Illinois-Springfield at 3 p.m.