Jennies defeat Northwest Missouri 3-1,
Martin picks up 1,000th victory

                The Central Missouri Jennies volleyball team picked up their 10th straight victory this evening over Northwest Missouri, 3-1 in Maryville. Central Missouri also won for the 20th time in their last 21 games.
            The Jens (25-3, 11-1 MIAA) came out of the gates strong winning the first two games by the scores of 30-24 and 31-29 before the Bearcats (13-16, 4-7 MIAA) stormed back to win game three 30-17, but UCM came right back to close out the match winning game four 30-21. The Jennies had three players reach double figures in kills led by Lauren Nuckolls with 17, Jacquelyn Williams added 15 and Jillian Ohrman contributed 14. Caitlin Pankratz had 32 assists in the match and Katie Tarka had 30 digs.
            With the victory Central Missouri head coach Peggy Martin earned her 1,000th career victory. She is the winningest coach in NCAA Division II history and has a career record of 1,000-260-8 in her 31st season at UCM and becomes the first coach in Division II to reach the 1,000 win plateau. Martin has guided her teams to at least 25 wins for the 29th straight season and has won or shared 19 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association crowns since the league began sponsoring the sport in 1982. Her teams have also made 23 NCAA Tournament appearances in a row, the most in Division II history, and have reached the “Elite Eight” six times, highlighted by a runner-up national showing in 1987.