Photo by Summer Moody
Oklahoma City, Okla. – It was a tough weekend for the Central Christian College women's volleyball team, dropping two on the road down in Oklahoma. The Tigers opened the weekend with a 3-1 loss to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers, and then were swept in straight sets on Saturday afternoon by the Mid-America Christian University Evangels.
In the match on Friday in Chickasha against the Drovers, the Tigers dropped the opening set 25-18, but bounced back to even the match at a set apiece, winning the second set 25-23. The third set was extremely tight, but the Drovers came out on top 26-24. The Tigers tried to force a deciding fifth set, leading 20-17 late in the fourth, but the Drovers rallied to win eight of the last 10 points to win the set 25-22.
On Saturday, the energy and the level of play just weren't there for the Tigers. MACU was firing on all cylinders out of the gate taking the first set 25-13, and the second 25-12. The Tigers regrouped a bit in the third set, but ultimately fell 25-22.
By the Numbers
Against the Drovers:
The Tiger attackers hit .079 with 44 kills on 151 swings, with 32 errors.
They assisted on all 41 of their 44 kills, and came away with 9 service aces.
The defense registered 67 defensive digs and four blocks.
Against the Evangels:
Offensively, the Tigers had a negative attack percentage at - .056 with 16 kills on 90 attempts with 21 errors.
They assisted on 15 of their 16 kills, and recorded 4 service aces.
Defensively, they tallied 38 defensive digs, and at the net, the Tigers notched 3 assisted blocks.
Tiger Leaders
Versus the Drovers
Kills: Amanda Dotter (14)
Digs: Kamryn Vanatta (16)
Assists: McKenzee Cook (32)
Aces: Kamryn Vanatta (3)
Blocks: Kamryn Vanatta (3)
Versus the Evangels
Kills: Aijah Sampsell (6)
Digs: Katirya Vergara (11)
Assists: McKenzee Cook (10)
Aces: Kamryn Vanatta (2)
Blocks: Ashanti Sampsell, Kamryn Vanatta (2)
Coach Quote
"Tough weekend for us. This weekend concluded our first round of conference play and we have learned that our conference is tough. I still believe we are not competing to our potential and I'm looking for our team to take ownership of the second half of our conference season. If we can consistently play every point and bring our own energy to the match for the rest of the season I'm hopeful that we will accomplish our goals. Lots of volleyball left to be played but to make the post season at this point we need to start playing our brand of volleyball and winning the matches we should be winning." – Coach Rick Hughes
Next Up
The losses drop the Tigers to 6-15 overall, and 1-9 in SAC play. They will return to the hardwood next Friday night in a 5:00 pm match up with the SAGU Lions at Jerry Alexander Arena.
