Last year, the Fort Hays State volleyball team finished above 500 for the first time since 2005 with a 23-14 record. It was the best season in coach Kurt Kohler’s four years in Hays and the most wins since 2004 which is the last time the Tigers made the NCAA II tournament.

Wednesday night the 2013 edition of the Tigers held their annual Black and Gold Scrimmage at Gross Coliseum. The Black team, which was evenly divided among the team for the first two sets and then was made up of just juniors and seniors for the final two sets, went 4-0.

Kurt Kohler Postmatch Interview

Senior’s Jenna Ulrich and Madison Schwartz led the way with 13 and 12 kills respectively. Ulrich hit .458 and Schwartz .321. Four Tigers had double-figure assists led by Reagan Vanderplas who recorded 25. Kelsey Broadwell added 24. Mackenzie Weinman had 18 digs.

The Tigers open their season September 5th in Hawaii.