Photo by Summer Moody
Manhattan, Kan. – The Central Christian College volleyball team went 1-3 this past weekend at the Manhattan Christian College quadrangular, but just as easily could have been 3-1. The Tigers went 0-2 on day one, losing in five sets to Cottey College, a team they defeated earlier in the week at Bethel College, 25-23, 25-20, 11-25, 22-25, 12-15.
In match number two on Friday, the Tigers won the opening set against Stephens College 25-23, but then dropped the next three sets 25-21, 25-14, 25-15.
The Tigers regrouped on Saturday and came out the gate with a statement win over Sterling College in straight sets, 25-21, 25-19, 25-21. Their match with Sterling was at 11:00 am, and then they didn't get back on the court again for their final match against Manhattan Christian until after 6:30. The long layoff was not beneficial. The Tigers came out flat against the Thunder, dropping the first two sets 25-20 and 25-22. They rallied to take the third set 28-26 and followed that up with a 25-22 win in set four. The comeback stalled in the deciding set as MCC regained the momentum and took the set 15-9.
By the Numbers
For the weekend, the Tigers hit .114 with 178 kills on 680 swings with 100 errors in 17 sets played, giving them an average of 10 kills per set.
They assisted on 170 of their 178 kills.
Defensively, the dig stats that MCC provided weren't complete, but at the net, the Tigers were credited with 12 blocks for the weekend.
Tiger Leaders
Kills: Amanda Dotter (40)
Digs: ???
Assists: McKenzee Cook (143)
Aces: Jacque Freeman, McKenzee Cook, Alysen Harris (4)
Blocks: Amanda Dotter (5)
Coach Quote
"Good weekend of volleyball. We got to play some highly competitive matches this weekend and came away with a win! Saw contributions from all of our players and we are starting to gel and hone in on what we can do and our identity as a team! Very proud of the team's hard work and our continued pursuit of growth and improvement!" – Coach Rick Hughes
Next Up
The Tigers will be back on the road this weekend, opening up Sooner Athletic Conference play down in Texas. On Friday, the Tigers will be in Fort Worth taking on the Texas Wesleyan Rams at 7:00 pm then on Saturday, they will be taking on SAGU in Waxahachie, Texas at 1:00 pm.
