Photo by Summer Moody
Fort Worth, Texas – The Central Christian College volleyball team opened up Sooner Athletic Conference play on Friday with a 3-0 loss, on the road at Texas Wesleyan University.
The Tigers pushed the Rams, a perennial power in the SAC, to the limit in the first set. In the end, the Rams were able to outlast the Tigers 27-25. After a scare from the Tigers, the Rams found their groove, and ran away with the second set 25-10. In the third set, the Tigers hung tough, but the Rams were able to pull away down the stretch 25-17.
By the Numbers
For the first time this season, the Tigers had a negative attack percentage, largely because of the length of the Rams block. The Tigers finished with 24 kills on 107 swings with 26 errors for a -.019 percentage.
They assisted on all 24 of their kills.
Defensively, the Tigers were credited with 48 digs, and one block.
Tiger Leaders
Kills: Amanda Dotter (9)
Digs: McKenzee Cook (10)
Assists: McKenzee Cook (21)
Aces: Jacque Freeman, Camryn Wax (2)
Blocks: Joselin Rodriguez (1)
Coach Quote
"It was good to see how we stack up against one of the perennial powers in the conference. With the 1st set going to extra points I was very proud of our group and how well we played. After that Texas Wesleyan's team got into a rhythm and started playing a tempo of volleyball we couldn't match. It was exciting to see how we stack up and I am looking forward to the rest of conference play this season." – Coach Rick Hughes
Next Up
The Tigers, now 3-6 overall, and 0-1 in SAC action, will be back on the hardwood Saturday afternoon taking on SAGU in Waxahachie, Texas at 1:00 pm.
