Volleyball Recap: Emporia Falls Despite Big Games from Morgan Mccoy and Molly Williams

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Emporia and Great Bend had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Spartans fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.

Emporia started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-20, 25-12.

Molly Williams

Digs

10/09/25 vs Great Bend	19
10/04/25 vs Junction City	7
10/04/25 vs Washburn Rural	6
10/04/25 @ Hayden	4
10/04/25 @ Manhattan	6
+ 22 more games

Emporia's loss came despite strong showings from Molly Williams and Morgan McCoy. Williams had 19 digs and one assist, while McCoy had 11 digs. With that strong performance, Williams is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.

Among those leading the charge was Kimmy Hofflinger, who had nine digs and one assist.

Emporia's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Great Bend, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-9.

Coincidentally, Emporia and Great Bend will both be playing Hillsboro the next time they take the court. The Panthers will head out to face the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while the Spartans will play them later in the day, at 7:00 p.m.