ort Hays State University (1-0) beat Truman State University (0-1) 3-1 on Thursday in the Fort Hays State Tournament opener in Hays, Kansas.
Set scores were Truman State 25, Fort Hays State 22; Fort Hays State 25, Truman State 22; Fort Hays State 25, Truman State 20; and Fort Hays State 25, Truman State 13.
Laci Neece had 17 kills for Truman State. Jessie Julius added 12 kills and 13 digs, and Addy Janssen had 19 digs, according to the box score Truman State athletics posted. Autumn Erickson had 2 aces, and Julius had 1.
Ella Goodwin had 14 kills for Fort Hays State. Ashlyn Reeves added 13, and Haylee Wolf had 22 digs.
Truman State is an NCAA Division II program in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
The Bulldogs play Midwestern State University at noon Friday and Eastern New Mexico University at 5 p.m. Friday, then Regis University at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, all in Hays, Kansas.