Photo by Lizzie Caron
McPherson, Kan. – The Central Christian College women's volleyball team played a pair of Sooner Athletic Conference matches this weekend as part of the Homecoming 2022 festivities on campus. The Tigers hosted the SAC's top two teams the Southwestern Assemblies of God University Lions and Texas Wesleyan University Rams.
The Tigers started the weekend off on Friday night with the SAGU Lions. The lions came into the match as the number one team in the SAC at 18-0 overall, and 10-0 in conference matches. They were also ranked 9th in the latest NAIA top 25 coaches' poll.
The Tigers played about as well as they could, and they pushed the Lions, but ultimately fell in straight sets, 25-15, 25-21, 25-22.
On Saturday, the SAC's no. 2 team, the TXWU Rams were in town. They came into the match having lost just once in conference play, and that to SAGU. Whether it was the tough match the night before, or something else, the Tigers weren't as sharp as they were against the Lions. The Rams ran away with the match, 25-17, 25-16, 25-14.
By the Numbers
Against the Lions:
The Tiger attackers hit .065 with 32 kills on 124 swings, with 24 errors.
They assisted on all 32 of their kills, and came away with 3 service aces.
The defense registered 72 defensive digs and 3 blocks.
Against the Rams:
Offensively, the Tigers had a .000 attack percentage with 21 kills on 104 attempts with 21 errors.
They assisted on all 21 of their kills, and recorded 2 service aces.
Defensively, they tallied 37 defensive digs, and at the net, the Tigers notched 3 blocks.
Tiger Leaders
Versus the Lions
Kills: Amanda Dotter, Kamryn Vanatta (8)
Digs: Jacque Freeman (16)
Assists: McKenzee Cook (29)
Aces: Sarah Replogle (3)
Blocks: Amanda Dotter (2)
Versus the Rams
Kills: Amanda Dotter (9)
Digs: Sarah Replogle (9)
Assists: McKenzee Cook (18)
Aces: Jacque Freeman, Avery Bouldin (1)
Blocks: Amanda Dotter, Joselin Rodriguez (2)
Coach Quote
"Tough competition but great play from our team! Against the top 2 teams in our conference we competed very well. Saw some great performances from the team as we put 2 solid matches together. I believe if we can play as well as we did this weekend that we can challenge for a spot at the conference tournament. We have gotten better at competing every point, playing defense and playing together. We keep improving throughout the season and I think we will continue to climb through the end of the season." – Coach Rick Hughes
Next Up
The losses drop the Tigers to 6-17 overall, and 1-11 in SAC play. They will return to the hardwood next Tuesday night in a 7:00 pm match up with the 17th ranked John Brown University Golden Eagles at home.
