McPherson, KS – Central Christian (2-17, 0-5 SAC) took on SAC powerhouse Oklahoma City (5-1, 5-0 SAC). Lady Tigers would have their hands full with their SAC foe who have only lost 2 sets combined in their 5 sooner matches. Tigers would fall victim to that same fate tonight, but would cause some rumble in tonight's match.

The Stars would be paced by Kenady Bertling who would lead all hitters with 12 kills on 23 attempts with 1 error. She would also come up with 5 blocks on the night to help the Stars to a sweep tonight.

Tigers would go down 25-13 in the first and third set as the Stars handled those sets without too much trouble. The highlight on the night would come in the 2^nd set as the Tigers put the Stars on their heels and forced them to really earn their victory tonight. The ladies would see a huge improvement in the 2^nd set as they would go 11 kills on 38 attempts with 6 errors (.132%) compared to 11 kills on 60 attempts with 12 errors in set one and three combined (.0167%). The Tigers would unfortunately go out in 3 sets including the heated 25-23 loss in set 2.

Tigers offense would be led by Zola Moore who would come up with 7 kills, Aijiha Sampsell with 5 kills, and Morgan Cook with 5 kills as well.

McKenzee Cook would lead the team with 12 assist, followed by Alexis Abasolo with 8 on the night.

Jacque Freeman would lead the Tigers with 11 digs, followed by Zola Moore with 8 digs, and Morgan Cook with 8 as well.

Tigers will be traveling down to Bethany, OK to take on Southwestern Christian on March 11^th as they continue to search for their first conference victory of the year.

Central Christian Quotes

Head Coach Rick Hughes

"Our team showed that we have been working hard tonight. Defensively this was one of our better matches! We also showed that we are willing to work for the entire match regardless of score. We continue work and improve."

Go Tigers!

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