Photo by Summer Moody

McPherson, Kan. – The Central Christian College volleyball team fell in straight sets on Saturday afternoon to the Wayland Baptist University Pioneers in the Jerry Alexander Arena.

The Tigers looked out of sync from the beginning of the match. They struggled to get any kind of rhythm going on offense, and defensively they couldn't find and effective way to stop the Pioneer attack. They dropped the opening set 25-17, then it got worse in the second set as they fell 25-16. They made some personnel changes in the third set, and actually led by four points late in the set, but allowed the Pioneers to go on a run, and ended up losing the set 25-22.

Key Statistic

Again, the difference in the match came down to offensive efficiency. The Tigers hit .061 while the Pioneers were north of .200.

By the Numbers

The Tigers finished with 33 kills on 115 attempts, with 26 errors.

They assisted on 32 of their 33 kills, and recorded 3 service aces.

Defensively, they recorded 60 defensive digs, but failed to record a block.

Tiger Leaders

Kills: Amanda Dotter, Katirya Vergara (9)

Digs: Kamryn Vanatta, Alysen Harris (13)

Assists: McKenzee Cook (30)

Aces: Alysen Harris (2)

Blocks: None

Coach Quote

"Still seeing good individual play from a lot of our players. Now we are working on coming together as a team. Our chemistry has been a little off recently but I believe our team can come together and start competing together to win some matches in conference. Our program has come a long but we are still trying to grow as a program."  – Coach Rick Hughes

Next Up

The loss drops the Tigers to 6-13 overall, and 1-7 in SAC play. They will be back in action next weekend, on the road in Oklahoma. They will play USAO on Friday night, then wrap up the road trip with a match on Saturday against Mid-America Christian.